Drug trafficker and former paramilitary Libardo Murcia Hernandez, a member of “Los Rastrojos,” has been captured on the Colombia-Venezuelan border, El Espectador reported Thursday. Hernandez was apprehended in the north of…
One of the main leaders of the narco-trafficking group “Los Paisas,” allegedly responsible for the alliance between his gang and fellow drug traffickers “Los Rastrojos,” has been captured by police in…
Troops in Colombia’s Caribbean region find a clandestine airstrip thought to be used for narco-trafficking by the drug gang “Los Rastrojos,” newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. Troops from the Joint…
As the price of gold climbs to $1,441 an ounce, new illegal mines are springing up across Colombia, helping fund the armed conflict and damaging the environment, the New York Times…
Former Cali Cartel boss Phanor Arizabaleta will be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days after Colombia’s Supreme Court authorized the request, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Arizabaleta’s extradition was sought by…
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…
The national police seize a eader of the south-west Colombia-based narco-trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in Medellin, RCN Radio reported Friday. Jader Blanquicet, alias “Uraba,” is accused of at least 150…
Colombian authorities report the capture of 10 suspected members of neo-paramilitary drug organization “Los Urabeños” and one of drug gang “Los Rastrojos,” Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The detainees suspected of belonging…
At least 15 people died in a clash between the FARC and drug gang “Los Rastrojos” in the department of Cauca, reports news website Terra. The fighting started Thursday, February…