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Santos announces new offensive against crime in northern Colombia

Olle Ohlsen PetterssonJuly 7, 201201.3K views

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…

95 members of criminal gangs captured in one week

Tom HeydenFebruary 21, 201101.3K views

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…