Nephew of top Urabeños leader captured
Colombian police Tuesday captured the nephew of the leader of the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños”. According to reports, Luis Fernando Usuga Arango, also known as “H20,” was arrested in the…
Colombian police Tuesday captured the nephew of the leader of the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños”. According to reports, Luis Fernando Usuga Arango, also known as “H20,” was arrested in the…
Armed criminal groups are active in only 10% of Colombia, said the country’s defense minister on Monday. “The criminal gangs were hit harder in 2012 than ever before. All those…
Up to 3,000 banana plantation workers in northern Colombia may lose their jobs as the future of the country’s banana industry is no longer certain, according to a local NGO.…
Probably one of the most exotic border crossing points in the world — Colombia/Panama at Sapzurro and La Miel is a place of outstanding natural beauty, remote enough to have…
Three state officials from Colombia’s northern Cordoba department have been sentenced to prison for their collaboration with the right-wing paramilitary organization AUC, radio station Caracol reported Friday. The court said…
A semi-submersible vehicle capable of transporting up to six tons of cocaine has been found after a firefight in northwestern Colombia, local media reported Monday. The vehicle was heavily guarded…
President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced “Troy II” a military operation aimed to curb drug trafficking, illegal mining and extortion in the north of Colombia. The president, speaking at…
Four former soldiers have been convicted for the 2005 massacre of five adults and three children in the northern Colombian peace community of San Jose de Apartado, local media reported…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Tuesday it will order some 40 politicians from the northwest of the country to respond to accusations that they had ties to the local paramilitary…