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7 Colombian ‘assassins’ arrested in Spain

Spanish authorities on Monday arrested a group of Colombian hit men based in Madrid who were supposedly hired by various Spanish crime syndicates to extort and even kill members of rival criminal gangs. The seven alleged...

7 jailed in Spain for murder of Colombian drug lord

Seven people have been sentenced to prison in Spain for the 2009 murder of Colombian drug lord Leonidas Vargas, who was shot dead while receiving treatment in a Madrid hospital, EFE reported Tuesday. The assassins, who were all...

FTA with Canada operational within 3 months: Minister

Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin stated Monday that the free trade agreement between Colombia and Canada should be operational within the next two to three months. According to Caracol Radio, Colombia’s ambassador to...

Colombia-EU FTA gets Spanish support

President Juan Manuel Santos achieved the support of Spanish politicians on Monday for the pending free trade agreement between Colombia and the European Union. On a visit to the Spanish capital Madrid, Santos met with King Juan...

Drug ‘kingpin’s’ killers convicted in Spain

The seven accused of murdering Colombian drug kingpin “Leonidas” Vargas were declared guilty by a Spanish court Monday, reports Caracol Radio. The nine-member jury decided that Colombian Jonathan Andres O. carried...

Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz to exhibit in Madrid

Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz will expose the violence that swept through his homeland in the second half of the 20th century in an exhibition in Madrid, Spain. The multi-media artist combines drawing, video, instalaciones and...

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