Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ruled out the risk of a possible overall food shortage due to heavy winter rains, but noted dwindling rice supplies throughout the country.…
Colombia’s Justice Minister has called on the fugitive ex-Peace Commissioner Juan Carlos Restrepo to return to his country and face trial, reported Colombian website Terra Monday. Restrepo, who served as…
Some productive sectors of the Colombian economy need “re-engineering” to remain competitive following the implementation of the free trade agreement with the United States, Agriculture Minister Juan Carlos Restrepo announced.…
Colombian drug enforcement authorities have thus far failed to fully obey an order issued by Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras to remove a potentially corrupt manager from the…
Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras has confirmed the central government’s decision to dismantle the national drug enforcement agency (DNE), in order to remove corruption from the body, Colombian…
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) removes Colombia from its watch list of countries with a drug trafficking problem, El Espectador reported Tuesday. The latest INCB report highlights the successes…
The head of Colombia’s drug enforcement agency (DNE) noted progress in rooting out corruption, while admitting there is still much to be done, reported El Pais Tuesday. Juan Carlos Restrepo,…
Colombia’s scandal-hit drugs enforcement agency will use a U.S. system to digitally monitor assets seized from narco-traffickers, reports Caracol. National Narcotics Office (DNE) head Juan Carlos Restrepo said that the…
The new director of Colombia’s drugs enforcement agency (DNE), which was taken over by the government on Tuesday, said that “everyone” has access to assets seized by the organization. The…