Mayor candidate kidnapped in central Colombia
A mayoral candidate has been kidnapped by alleged FARC rebels in the central Colombian Meta department, authorities said Sunday. According to armed forces commander Admiral Edgar Cely, the candidate for…
A mayoral candidate has been kidnapped by alleged FARC rebels in the central Colombian Meta department, authorities said Sunday. According to armed forces commander Admiral Edgar Cely, the candidate for…
Colombian armed forces shot down a FARC leader and head of security for alias “Romaña,” part of the organization’s top leadership, in Meta on Monday. Jose Yilber Garcia Sanchez, alias…
Six people have been killed while playing soccer in the central Colombian department of Meta, while a further five were executed in apparent gang-related “score settling” in northern Colombia on…
Jailed drug lord Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias “Don Mario,” is convicted for ordering the murder of a politician in the central Colombian department of Meta, El Espectador reported Thursday. The…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has arrested the registrar for the San Martin municipality, located in the central department of Meta, for allegedly assisting a fallen neo-paramilitary boss in robbing government…
State-run petroleum company Ecopetrol has announced a new oil discovery in the Colombian department of Meta, according to a press release published Tuesday. The exploration oil well Mito-1, part of…
Alleged guerrillas of the FARC have killed two soldiers during a Holy Week procession in the central south of Colombia, several media reported Saturday. The incident took place on Friday…
The number of rubber tree plantations in Colombia has increased tenfold in the past 10 years to 25,000 acres, driven by the demand from emerging economies for cars and tires,…
The former governor of the Meta department, Alan Jara, rescinded his request Thursday for compensation from the government for the time he was held captive by the FARC. Jara stated,…