Police arrest ‘Los Paisas’ leader in Cartagena
Police have captured drug-trafficker “Chiqui”, an alleged ringleader of “Los Paisas” criminal gang based on the islands of San Andres and Providencia, RCN Radio reported on Thursday. Commander of the…
Police have captured drug-trafficker “Chiqui”, an alleged ringleader of “Los Paisas” criminal gang based on the islands of San Andres and Providencia, RCN Radio reported on Thursday. Commander of the…
Two members of neo-paramilitary group “Los Paisas” have been sentenced to 20 years and nine months in prison for the murder of a trader in the northern department of Cordoba,…
Colombian authorities have detained 740 alleged members of drug-trafficking groups in the first 100 days of 2011, as well as seizing 89 tons of narcotics, according to a National Police…
Authorities extradited eight Colombian citizens to the United States on drug trafficking charges Thursday morning, Colombian media reported. According to Director of the Colombian Judicial Police (DIJIN) Carlos Ramiro Mena,…
A grenade attack by a suspected drug gang left seven injured in a municipality 180 miles north of Medellin, central Colombia, RCN Radio reported Monday. Two unknown individuals on a…
Colombian authorities announced Thursday the capture of four individuals requested by the U.S. for extradition on drug trafficking charges, El Espectador reports. The arrests came after a joint operation that…
Liberal Party member Guillermo Rivera has launched a stinging attack on former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration, labelling Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups as his “legacy” and stating that the children of ex-paramilitaries…
One of the main leaders of the narco-trafficking group “Los Paisas,” allegedly responsible for the alliance between his gang and fellow drug traffickers “Los Rastrojos,” has been captured by police in…
A government initiative aimed at destroying the infrastructure of neo-paramilitary and narco-trafficking groups is yielding results, with 95 members captured last week, according to a government press release Monday. Operation…