A government initiative aimed at destroying the infrastructure of neo-paramilitary and narco-trafficking groups is yielding results, with 95 members captured last week, according to a government press release Monday. Operation…
The national police seize a eader of the south-west Colombia-based narco-trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in Medellin, RCN Radio reported Friday. Jader Blanquicet, alias “Uraba,” is accused of at least 150…
A submarine capable of transporting eight tons of cocaine has been seized by authorities on Colombia’s southwest Pacific coast, EFE reported Monday. The submersible was reportedly ready to embark upon…
Colombia’s defense minister proposes a strategy, including the creation of a Joint Task Force, aimed at destroying the infrastructure of criminal organizations throughout the country, El Espectador reports. Rodrigo Rivera…
Investigations into the “Los Combas” brothers drug cartel’s money laundering activities landed a group of Bogota soccer team investors in hot water, following the arrest of four of the drug trafficking…
Colombian authorities asked Brazil to extradite an alleged FARC guerrilla who was arrested twelve days ago in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to reports, Colombian…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva on Wednesday applauded the U.S.’s pledge to continue supporting Colombia in the fight against narco-trafficking, reports CM&. “We celebrate that President Obama considers the advances…
In a joint operation code named “Operation Delfin,” Colombian and U.S. authorities arrested 20 individuals believed to belong to an international drug-trafficking ring Wednesday, reports El Espectador. Colombian National Police Director Oscar…
Colombian officials took participants in the FBI’s annual Police Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean on a tour of eradicated coca fields and a simulated cocaine lab in the…