Mystery group brokers ceasefire with Medellin’s gangs
An unknown group is negotiating a ceasefire between the two major criminal gangs in Medellin responsible for much of the city’s drug violence, Colombia Reports was told on Monday. The…
An unknown group is negotiating a ceasefire between the two major criminal gangs in Medellin responsible for much of the city’s drug violence, Colombia Reports was told on Monday. The…
Former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario” offered to hand over the names of 6,000 paramilitaries belonging to his organization, in exchange for the Supreme Court overturning his extradition…
A U.S.-based think-tank has published a report expressing concern over Ecuador’s ties to the FARC, and the Andean nation’s growing reputation as neutral meeting ground for drug traffickers. The International…
The Inspector General’s Office (IG) on Thursday approved the extradition to the U.S. of former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario,” and commented that his participation in the Justice…
The national police announced Wednesday that they have arrested 127 members of criminal gangs so far in 2010. The latest arrest was Jose Omar Arango Pineda, a member of the…
Colombian police arrest 11 members of a drug ring that smuggled heroin to the United States. Three of the people captured, including the head of the organization, its head of distribution,…
Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said Monday that cuts in U.S. military aid to Colombia would jeopardize the achievements that the Andean nation has made over the last decade in…
Police on Wednesday announced that a ton of cocaine hidden in a Panamanian cargo ship was seized in the port of Barranquilla. A spokesperson for the police told journalists that…
Drug charges against dance music DJ Erick Morillo have been dropped by the UK authorities. The star DJ, producer of 90s hit “I Like to Move,” was charged with cocaine…