The Colombian army killed or captured several members of illegal armed groups in separate operations throughout the country, reported Radio Caracol. In the central department of Antioquia, four alleged FARC…
Police said Tuesday they have seized a large number of weapons, in collaboration with the DEA, after heavy clashes between elite forces and alleged members of the drug gang “Los…
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…
Colombia’s Minister of Defense, Juan Carlos Pinzon, welcomed the possiblity of creating a legal framework for the country’s armed forces to combat drug gangs. “Senator Juan Lozano spoke on the…
Authorities captured 15 alleged members of ‘Los Rastrojos,’ Colombia’s largest drug trafficking organization, in the northwestern part of the country, according to Caracol Radio. Forty agents raided a tourist cabin…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez assured authorities Monday that arrested druglord Diego Perez Henao, alias “Diego Rastrojo,” will be returned to the Andean nation promptly to face charges. Rastrojo was the…
The Colombian police said they will pay a reward to two informants that helped secure the arrest of Diego Perez Henao, alias “Diego Rastrojo,” a top commander in Colombia’s largest…
Colombia’s largest drug trafficking organization, “Los Rastrojos,” has placed an ad on the internet in search of a new military chief. According to the ad on job searching website “Zonajobs,”…
“Diego Rastrojo,” one of the top commanders of Colombia’s largest drug gang, “Los Rastrojos,” was arrested in Venezuela Sunday. Rastrojo, whose real name is Diego Perez Henao, was reportedly arrested…