Tag: Operation Troy

Santos announces new offensive against crime in northern Colombia

President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced “Troy II” a military operation aimed to curb drug trafficking, illegal mining and extortion in the north of Colombia. The president, speaking at a security council in Cordoba’s...

95 members of criminal gangs captured in one week

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...

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