A U.S. federal court has sentenced Colombian narcotrafficker Carlos Arture Patiño Restrepo, alias “Patemuro,” to 40 years in prison Wednesday, local media reported. Patiño was found guilty of smuggling tens…
Venezuelan authorities discovered a money laundering network allegedly involving some of the country’s top politicians who sought to legitimize Colombian and U.S. drug profits. The network, which includes the secretary…
The United States government denied reports that the leader of the Rastrojos drug trafficking organization had turned himself over to U.S. authorities, according to Colombian Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra, reported…
The law prohibiting the possession and consumption of psychotropic substances does not violate human rights, Colombia’s Inspector General said Monday. Appealing to Colombia’s highest judicial authorities, which have ruled that…
The Colombian government gave $565,000 to an Awa indigenous community to encourage the cultivation of cocoa, said local media Monday. The funds were awarded to the central Colombian town of…
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with Colombia Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra Friday to discuss Colombian concerns over “lax” punishments for extradited Colombian drug traffickers. Following the…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) predicts at least four heads of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartels will be extradited to the United States within three months, according to newspaper…
Reports that the top leader of Colombian drug cartel Los Rastrojos turned himself in to U.S. authorities are false, crime analysis website InSight Crime reported Wednesday. Several Colombian and Spanish…
The top leader of the Rastrojos drug gang, alias “Comba,” has turned himself over to U.S. authorities, Colombian and Spanish media reported Wednesday. Los Rastrojos news archive According to reports,…