7 killed, 1 kidnapped in southwest Colombia
Seven people were killed and a government official was kidnapped by an unidentified armed group Sunday in the southwest Colombian port town of Tumaco. According to the mayor, Neftali Correa,…
Seven people were killed and a government official was kidnapped by an unidentified armed group Sunday in the southwest Colombian port town of Tumaco. According to the mayor, Neftali Correa,…
A fifth police officer has died from injuries sustained in a Nariño roadside bombing attributed to leftist guerrilla organization the FARC, Colombian newspaper Semana reported Thursday. The Nariño police commander…
At least 14 prisoners fled a prison in southwest Colombia after outside helpers set off explosives and opened fire on prison guards, Colombian media reported Sunday. The prison is located…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos presented the “Plan Troya Pacifico,” a new course of action to combat criminal drug trafficking bands in the southwestern departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle…
A semi-submersible boat capable of carrying seven tons of cocaine is seized by the Colombian navy in the southern department of Tumaco near the border with Ecuador, El Espectador reported Wednesday.…
An suspected FARC attack on a electricity tower in the south-west Colombian Nariño department leaves 150,000 residents from the Pacific port town of Tumaco without electricity. Two taxis were attacked and…