Colombia on Monday sent 2,000 soldiers to Tumaco, the port town that has seen violence skyrocket following a peace deal with the FARC, until last year the country’s largest guerrilla…
An attack on a nightclub in an important cocaine hub in northern Colombia has highlighted tensions between two of the country’s most important criminal organizations. Both the police and independent…
The year 2018 will be a year of major uncertainty for Colombia. A new congress and president will take office while multiple illegal armed groups are negotiating their demobilization. To…
Authorities in Colombia are investigating possible ties between drug traffickers and a regional elite after a car with congressional license plates was found in the home of an alleged money…
The founder of Colombia’s largest illegal armed group, the AGC, told national radio that President Juan Manuel Santos extradited him to protect the interests of “dark forces” in politics. Santos…
European police organization Europol on Friday said that a “significant increase in production in Colombia has caused intensified trafficking activity” to the European Union. Europol made the claim in its “How…
Paramilitary group AGC, the largest illegal armed group in Colombia, on Thursday announced a unilateral ceasefire while they wait for the government to prepare their surrender. President Juan Manuel Santos…
Colombia said it plans to lower targets on the forced eradication of coca after reporting the forced removal of 50,000 hectares ahead of a deadline agreed with the US. Defense…
The top justice officials from Colombia, Mexico and the United States met on Thursday in Cartagena in an attempt to improve cooperation to fight transnational crime. Colombia’s Prosecutor General Nestor…