Former neo-paramilitary drug lord to serve reduced sentence in US
A former Colombian drug lord is to serve a reduced sentence of just over 12 years in a United...
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Colombia prison executive resigns over threats
The under director of Colombia’s prison authority has resigned over alleged death threats by...
Colombia extradites 2 neo-paramilitaries to US
Colombian authorities on Wednesday and Thursday extradited two former members of neo-paramilitary group, Los Urabeños, to the United States. The extraditions on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, of Andres Arroyabe, alias...
Jailed drug trafficker admits faking own death
“Fritanga,” a prominent drug trafficker and member of the neo-paramilitary organization Los Urabeños, admitted on Friday to procedural fraud, identity fraud and to having obtained false documents. Fritanga, who is to...
Colombian drug trafficker ‘Fritanga’ accused of threatening prison guards
A Colombian drug trafficker waiting to be extradited to the United States was accused on Sunday of threatening his prison guards. Camilo Torres Martinez, alias “Fritanga,” threatened to kill his prison guards at a...
Colombia neo-paramilitary to be extradited to the US
“Fritanga,” a prominent member of the neo-paramilitary organization Los Urabeños, will be extradited to the United States in the coming days on charges of drug trafficking, said Colombia’s Supreme Court on...
Captured Colombian drug lord friend of jailer
Captured drug lord “Fritanga,” a prominent member of the neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños, was allegedly collaborating with the people responsible for guarding him. In a letter addressed to General Gustavo...
‘High-profile prison break thwarted’ in northeastern Colombia
Colombia’s prison authority said Monday it has thwarted a prison break by high-profile drug trafficking suspects in the northeast of the country. According to prison authority INPEC, two imprisoned drug traffickers...
Drug trafficker transferred over bribery concerns
Captured drug lord “Fritanga,” a prominent member of the neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños, has been transferred from Bogota’s La Picota prison to another detention center after reports indicated prison corruption...
Medic faked death of 3 drug lords: Colombia Police
A Colombian doctor who has been investigated for fraudulently declaring the death of a recently arrested drug lord also helped fake the death of two other narcos, police announced Tuesday. Doctor Augusto Gallego signed the death...
Drug lord arrested at own wedding demands ‘respect and privacy’
A prominent drug lord demanded Thursday that media remove photographs and video footage of his wedding, where he was arrested, within 24 hours. Lawyers representing captured drug trafficker Camilo Torres, alias “Fritanga,”...
Arrested Colombian drug lord planned to give wedding money to charity (video)
A drug lord arrested at his own wedding asked guests to give money to poor colombian children instead of giving gifts. In their wedding invitation, former neo-paramilitary commander Camilo Torres, alias “Fritanga,”...
