Colombian police have arrested one of their former agents for narcotrafficking crimes and will extradite him to the United States, local media reported Monday. Javier Bermudez worked more than 15…
Colombia’s largest drug trafficking organization, “Los Rastrojos,” has placed an ad on the internet in search of a new military chief. According to the ad on job searching website “Zonajobs,”…
“Diego Rastrojo,” one of the top commanders of Colombia’s largest drug gang, “Los Rastrojos,” was arrested in Venezuela Sunday. Rastrojo, whose real name is Diego Perez Henao, was reportedly arrested…
Colombian authorities said Tuesday they have uncovered one semi-submersible and one “go-fast” boat, both popular models among drug smugglers, buried near a jungle stream south of Buenaventura. Together, the two…
Amid controversy that the new Pablo Escobar telenovela series, “The Boss of Evil,” glamorizes the life of Colombia’s notorious druglord, the son of perhaps his best-known victim has come out…
Colombian singer Juanes said Tuesday that legalization would be a giant step in the fight against drug trafficking. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Juanes emphasized his support for drug…
Police tracking the movements of one of Colombia’s most-wanted drug bosses are now on the look out for slightly different face. Daniel “El Loco” Barrera, referred to as the “closest…
Two seperate bombings in the western department of Nariño killed two people and injured 21, reported local media. The first explosion occurred in the town of Sandona outside of the…
Impunity for human rights violators and corruption continue to be major concerns for American officials, according to a U.S. government report released Thursday. The U.S. State Department’s 2011 Country Report on…