Felipe Muñoz, director of Colombian intelligence agency DAS, is under preliminary investigation by the Prosecutor General’s Office for his alleged role in the agency’s illegal wiretapping of government critics, according to El Espectador.…
Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos appoints Diego Molano Vega as his communications minister, and confirms that Felipe Muñoz will remain head of intelligence agency DAS, reports Caracol. Molano, an engineer and economist, is working…
The Colombian government reveals evidence of the exact locations of top FARC and ELN guerrilla commanders hiding-out in camps based in neighboring country Venezuela, W Radio reports. In a press…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office announced that it will be investigating a further sixteen employees of the government security agency DAS for their suspected involvement in the agency’s illegal wiretapping activity.…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ordered that his country close all its borders from 4 AM to 4 PM on the day of the nation’s presidential elections scheduled for Sunday May 30.…
DAS director Felipe Muñoz will present a report to Colombian Congress Tuesday, detailing the continued infiltration of DAS by criminal gangs, and will recommend that the scandal-plagued security agency be…
Colombia’s security agency DAS announced Thursday plans to install 28 new border patrol units around the country, intended to stop people traffickers using the country as a stop on the…
Felipe Muñoz, director of Colombia’s scandal-ridden security agency DAS, suggested Wednesday that the U.S. will fund a new Colombian civilian intelligence agency, after Washington cut off financing for DAS. The U.S.…
Colombian intelligence agency DAS says that security measures for this year’s elections will be tighter than ever before, reported El Tiempo on Wednesday. The director of DAS, Felipe Muñoz, said…