Police and prosecutors in Colombia continue to investigate who ordered the assassination of one of Paraguay’s top anti-mafia prosecutors in May last year. Police in Colombia, Venezuela and El Salvador…
Los Pachenca, a.k.a. the ACSN, are an organized crime group from Colombia’s Caribbean coast where they control cocaine exports and other organized crime rackets. The origins of Los Pachenca go…
The area used for coca cultivation and Colombia’s potential cocaine production soared to record heights in 2021, according to the United Nations. In its annual report, the UN’s Office on…
Colombia’s prosecution indicted a former army captain and four former soldiers over their alleged drug trafficking activities with paramilitary organization AGC. According to the prosecution, the five former officials provided…
A US court sentenced the founder of Colombia’s paramilitary organization AGC, to 35 years in prison on charges related to drug trafficking and terrorism. The sentence comes almost a year…
The director of Colombia’s tax agency DIAN has joined other government officials and politicians calling to legalize cocaine. DIAN director Luis Carlos Reyes said on Twitter that “you have to…
President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that a ceasefire with multiple of Colombia’s illegal armed groups would be possible in “a matter of days.” Petro told reporters in New York City…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has made it clear that his government will combat drug trafficking with or without the government of the United States. In his speech before the United…
The participation of organized crime groups in the “Total Peace” proposal of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro would severely disrupt global drug trafficking. Almost all illegal armed groups that are involved…