US increases import checks in pre-Valentine’s rush
In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day U.S. customs agents are taking extra care to check flowers imported from Colombia for any hidden drugs or dangerous bugs, reports the Associated Press. Colombia…
In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day U.S. customs agents are taking extra care to check flowers imported from Colombia for any hidden drugs or dangerous bugs, reports the Associated Press. Colombia…
A 13-year-old girl was detained in Bucaramanga after police found 15.4 lbs of pressed marijuana in her rucksack, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to General Jose Angel Mendoza, commander…
U.S. and Colombian authorities intercept a speed boat carrying 600 kilos of cocaine off the Colombian Pacific coast Monday, reports Univision. The interception occurred 100 kilometers off the coast of the western…
Colombian police said they had seized four tons of marijuana that had been grown in greenhouses, an indication of increased sophistication on the part of drug traffickers. The shipment, with…
Colombian police seized 1.5 tons of cocaine destined for the U.S. in the coastal city of Cartagena, the country’s National Police commissioner said Monday. According to police commissioner Oscar Naranjo,…
Paramilitary drug lord “Cuchillo,” one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals, has been killed, Colombian police said Tuesday. Cuchillo, whose real name was Pedro Oliverio Guerrero, was killed by police forces…
The U.S. Treasury adds 20 Colombian nationals and 24 businesses to to a list of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers banned from doing business with U.S. citizens. The individuals and businesses…
Colombia’s national police are working with the Venezuelan National Guard to combat paramilitary group ERPAC, reports Semana. Cooperation between the two countries led to the arrest of ERPAC member Edixon Vanegas…
Colombian authorities have arrested four people accused of being part of an organization which sells Chinese-made arms to the FARC, reports W Radio. The Colombian judicial police (DIJIN) say that…