Authorities capture 2 leading ERPAC members
Two allegedly key figures in the neo-paramilitary group ERPAC have been captured by Colombian authorities, one of whom was in charge of infiltrating October’s upcoming regional elections while the other…
Two allegedly key figures in the neo-paramilitary group ERPAC have been captured by Colombian authorities, one of whom was in charge of infiltrating October’s upcoming regional elections while the other…
Colombian Police arrest one commander of the FARC’s 22nd front and one sub commander of the rebels’ 36th front. Gemner Lara Muñoz alias “Lucio 40” alleged head of the FARC’s…
The FARC is reorganizing and gaining strength in various municipalities in central Colombia’s Meta department, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. A number of recent attacks on public force members, burning…
Alan Jara, former governor of the Meta department, is seeking more than $4 million (COP 8 billion) compensation from the state for the time he spent as a FARC hostage between 2001…
Police are investigating the deaths of four people whose decapitated bodies were found in abandoned cars near Villavicencio in the central Colombian Meta department, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Authorities do…
On a state visit to the central department of Meta, President Juan Manuel Santos reaffirmed his government’s commitment to peace and warned the FARC against continuing violence. Speaking in the…
Fredy “Caracho” Ricardo Santos Ramirez, the financial leader of the neo-paramilitary criminal group ERPAC, is captured by Colombia’s police, reports W Radio. Caracho was detained in the city of Villavicencio in…
Colombia’s state oil company, Ecopetrol SA, said in a statement Monday it is assuming Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s 50% stake in the Cano Sur oil block, bringing Ecopetrol’s stake in…
Colombian police Wednesday claimed they seized 7.5 tons of marijuana belonging to the country’s largest rebel group FARC. According to the police, the major drugs haul took place in the…