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Authorities raid 5 more health insurance companies

Colombian authorities have raided the premises of five health insurance (EPS) companies, in a search for evidence linking them to the health sector scandal, El Espectador reported Tuesday. The dawn raid returned some 7,000...

23 Urabeños arrested, drug plant destroyed

The Colombian army captures 23 members of criminal organisation “Los Urabeños” and destroys their multi-million dollar drug plant, El Espectador reported Friday. The detainees were captured in an operation in the...

Police revealed as ‘Los Paisas’ gang members

Seventeen members of the “Los Paisas” drug trafficking gang were captured in two raids in Medellin and Cali, El Heraldo reported Friday. Among those arrested were six members of state security agencies, including two...

Holguin meets with Ecuadorean counterpart

Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin is meeting Thursday with her Ecuadorean counterpart in the latest step of the two countries to restore full diplomatic relations. In 2008, Ecuador broke diplomatic ties with...

17 bodies recovered from FARC camp

The bodies of 17 suspected FARC guerrillas were recovered from a bomb site in the the town of Ipiales in southern Colombia, following an bombing raid by the air force, reports Caracol Radio. Dr Alvaro Hernandez, director of...

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