Colombian drug trafficker captured in Ecuador
A Colombian drug trafficker considered one of the leading members of the mafia in the capital Bogota has been captured in Ecuador. Ecuadorean police said alias “Mosquito” was one of…
A Colombian drug trafficker considered one of the leading members of the mafia in the capital Bogota has been captured in Ecuador. Ecuadorean police said alias “Mosquito” was one of…
The suspected leader of the drug gang “La Cordillera,” was killed along with two others Monday on a highway near the city of Medellin. Police identified Oscar de Jesus Perez…
Ecuadorian police in Quito detained five people Thursday and seized military uniforms, jackets and boots supposedly destined for the FARC in Colombia. Police in Ecuador’s capital found a clandestine factory…
Corruption, insufficient resources, and difficult terrain on Ecuador’s border with Colombia allowed FARC guerrillas to jump the boundary and use the country for refuge from Colombian security forces according to…
Combating crime in the border area between Colombia and Ecuador will be a priority on the countries’ renewed diplomatic agenda, reports newspaper El Espectador Monday. “Security is one of the…
Foreign ministers from Colombia and Ecuador will meet on November 18 in Ecuador as part of a plan to restore diplomatic ties, reports El Espectador. Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela…
On Thursday Colombia signed a Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) action plan, which aims to fight the drug trade by sharing information between countries. Ten of the 12 UNASUR…
Colombian Vice President-elect, Angelino Garzon will travel to Quito Thursday to pay a “courtesy visit” to his Ecuadorean counterpart Lenin Moreno, in a step towards rebuilding ties between the neighboring Andean…
Ecuadorean newspaper El Universo on Tuesday refuted claims by security agency DAS director Felipe Muñoz and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe that the DAS agents who blew the whistle on Colombia’s…