Colombia extradites ‘Amphetamine Queen’ to US
Colombia on Friday extradited an alleged drug trafficker dubbed “the Amphetamine Queen,” allegedly tied to the Rastrojos drug gang and wanted by U.S. justice. Beatriz Elena Henao is accused of…
Colombia on Friday extradited an alleged drug trafficker dubbed “the Amphetamine Queen,” allegedly tied to the Rastrojos drug gang and wanted by U.S. justice. Beatriz Elena Henao is accused of…
A top member of the Rastrojos drug gang wanted by U.S. authorities has been arrested by Colombian police and prosecutors, working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, officials said. Jerson…
Twenty-seven alleged members of drug gang “Los Rastrojos” were arrested in ten simultaneous operations carried out across the country, a Popayan judge announced Wednesday, reports Radio Santa Fe. The suspects were…
Colombian media group RCN released recordings of navy officers, arrested in October for allegedly being members of narco-trafficking group “Los Rastrojos,” apparently discussing deals with the drug gang. In the conversations, seven…
An explosives attack on a store in the south western Colombian city of Tumaco on Saturday killed two and injured 13, local authorities say. In an interview with RCN Radio,…
Colombian authorities arrest six navy officials suspected of being in the pay of one of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartels, “Los Rastrojos.” According to newspaper El Espectador, the country’s Prosector…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC and one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels Los Rastrojos are working on a ceasefire to jointly combat state security forces, the Colombian government…
A stepped up military offensive in Nariño leaves behind a dismantled illegal oil refinery and the eradication of over 18,000 coca bushes, according to the Colombian army. An illegal refinery,…
An international delegation will accompany 290 Colombians, displaced by violence and forced to flee into the jungle in the western department of Choco, as they return to their homes. The…