Army arrests ELN leader in Medellin
The Colombian army Thursday captured and arrested ELN leader Juan Fernando Granda, alias “El Mello” in a transport terminal in the central Colombian city of Medellin, following a tip-off from…
The Colombian army Thursday captured and arrested ELN leader Juan Fernando Granda, alias “El Mello” in a transport terminal in the central Colombian city of Medellin, following a tip-off from…
Colombia’s National Federation of Palm Oil Growers (Fedepalma) called for the government to exercise greater control in their sector, in order to prevent illicit drug money being invested in the…
Narco-trafficking kingpin Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias “Valenciano,” the head of the paramilitary Office of Envigado gang, is in Costa Rica negotiating his surrender to U.S. authorities, according to a report…
Peruvian President Alan Garcia slams a United Nations (UN) report which claims Peru’s coca leaf production tops Colombia’s, and says that his nation “suffers the effects of Plan Colombia.” “It…
A United Nations official in Lima questions the U.N.’s finding that Peru produces more coca than Colombia, pointing out that the countries use different measuring methods. According to the official…
Colombian police on Tuesday seized 2,419 kilos of high-quality marijuana from a truck on a highway in the southern department of Cauca, following a tip-off from an informant on the weekend,…
Peru has stolen Colombia’s crown as the worlds largest producer of coca leaf, according to the United Nations, which says Colombia’s drug control policy is “paying off.” According to Antonio…
With Juan Manuel Santos set to assume office, today is a good day to be looking towards the future. In many senses, the problems he is inheriting – particularly those…
Colombian authorities arrested the main suppliers of cocaine to the FARC’s Southern Block and paramilitary group “Los Rastrojos,” Radio Santa Fe reported Sunday. According to reports, Jose Miguel Alvarez Tonguino, alias…