Cartagena authorities have cancelled the business license of seven companies and are investigating 22 others for trafficking illegal goods, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. In an anti-smuggling operation two containers…
A man was apprehended at the Mexico City airport attempting to smuggle $57,200 to Colombia hidden inside boxes of gum, shoes and deodorant, El Espectador reported Tuesday. Alejandro Suverza Tellez,…
Colombia’s national tax office DIAN announced Wednesday that contraband smuggling, primarily of liquor and cigarettes, costs Colombia $1.5 billion a year. The president of the Federation of Departments, Andres Gonzalez, said…
The crews of narco-submarines eat, pray, and get drunk somewhere in the Colombian jungle before taking on the arduous mission of transporting cocaine northwards under the surface of the sea,…
Venezuelan authorities report the arrest of Colombian cocaine smuggler Luis Frank Tello Candelo, alias “El Negro Frank” who is wanted by the United States on drug charges. According to Venezuelan interior…
Testimony by a former member of Colombian guerrilla group the FARC reveals that for at least the last two decades the organization has developed “an extensive network” for smuggling drugs…
In a joint operation code named “Operation Delfin,” Colombian and U.S. authorities arrested 20 individuals believed to belong to an international drug-trafficking ring Wednesday, reports El Espectador. Colombian National Police Director Oscar…
After a three year search, police in Cali arrested the leader of drug trafficking gang “Los Combas,” reports Caracol Radio. The head narco, Jorge Alberto Rengifo Lopez alias “Señor de la guerra” is wanted…
Officials from Colombia and Peru will meet Friday to discuss developing a system of information sharing, as part of a plan for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and…