Tag: Timbiqui

Colombia army seizes 4 tons of ‘FARC cocaine’

The Colombian army on Friday seized four tons of cocaine, allegedly belonging to the country’s largest rebel group FARC, in southwest Colombia. The approximately four tons of cocaine was seized in the Pacific part of the...

South Colombia ‘FARC attack’ kills 2, injures 2

A suspected FARC raid has left two people dead, including a child, and two more wounded, local media reported Friday. The bloody event took place in the township of Timbiqui (see map below), in the southwestern province of...

FARC attacks town in southwestern Colombia

Alleged rebels of the FARC attacked a town in the southwest of Colombia, destroying several buildings and forcing dozens from their homes. The attack on the town of Timbiqui, which started around 6PM Tuesday and ended early...

3 police injured in southwest Colombia ‘FARC attack’

Thee policemen were injured Saturday when alleged members of the FARC threw a grenade at a police post in a village in the southwest of Colombia. According to local media, the grenade attack occurred just before midnight when...

Over 100 families evacuate town after FARC attack

More than a hundred families were evacuated from the town of Timbiqui in Colombia’s south-west department of Cauca after FARC attacks on Sunday night, Caracol Radio reports. The Mayor of Timbiqui Aniceto Alvarez Hurtado...

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