Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: The role of drugs
While not widely considered a cause, drug trafficking has played a mayor role in Colombia’s armed conflict as it has been the main source of income for the illegal armed…
While not widely considered a cause, drug trafficking has played a mayor role in Colombia’s armed conflict as it has been the main source of income for the illegal armed…
A researcher with the National Center for Historical Memory (CDMH), a government-financed research group, has asked that Colombia’s victims of drug trafficking be recognized as conflict victims, according to El Tiempo newspaper.
A leader of Colombia’s largest neo-paramilitary drug gang “Los Rastrojos” was captured in Medellin on Thursday, local authorities said.
Colombia’s National Police force seized an estate belonging to Victor Daniel Gonzalez Reina in Cartagena this weekend, after a lengthy investigation indicated it had been paid for using profits from the sales…
A leader of the drug-trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” on Thursday was killed by anti-narcotics police in Colombia’s northwest Antioquia department. Police reportedly found Walter Manuel Ramos, who is known under…
The Colombian and Ecuadorian governments on Tuesday signed an agreement to enhance cooperation between their respective air forces to more effectively combat crime along the border between the two countries.…
“El Loco Barrera,” considered Colombia’s most important drug lord of the past decade, has been arrested in Venezuela, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday.
The newly crowned Mrs. Universe, Colombia’s Layla Martinez, said Tuesday sore losers have accused her of being married to a drug trafficker. According to Martinez, Russian press have falsely linked…
A group of 17 Colombian citizens, one Venezuelan and one Moroccan were arrested in Barcelona, Spain for drug trafficking, reported Spanish police Thursday morning. The 19 men were accused of…