Army kills 7 suspected members of ‘Los Urabeños’
Seven suspected members of the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” were killed in a fire-fight with the army’s Joint Chiefs of the Caribbean unit in the northern department of Cordoba, reported…
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‘Drug gang’ grenade attack injures 7
A grenade attack by a suspected drug gang left seven injured in a municipality 180 miles north of Medellin, central Colombia, RCN Radio reported Monday. Two unknown individuals on a…
Key leader of ‘Los Paisas’ captured
One of the main leaders of the narco-trafficking group “Los Paisas,” allegedly responsible for the alliance between his gang and fellow drug traffickers “Los Rastrojos,” has been captured by police in…
23 Urabeños arrested, drug plant destroyed
The Colombian army captures 23 members of criminal organisation “Los Urabeños” and destroys their multi-million dollar drug plant, El Espectador reported Friday. The detainees were captured in an operation in the…
Police capture suspect in Cordoba student murder
Police capture another man allegedly involved in the January 11 murder of two Bogota students in the north Colombian department of Cordoba, Caracol Radio reported Friday. William Jose Guerrera Castillo…
‘Urabeños’ leader arrested in north Colombia
A local leader of neo-paramilitary criminal organization “Los Urabeños” is detained in the Sucre department, north Colombia, W Radio reports. The man, alias “Santiago,” was arrested by Colombian National Police…
Colombian ‘gold rush’ funds conflict, damages environment
As the price of gold climbs to $1,441 an ounce, new illegal mines are springing up across Colombia, helping fund the armed conflict and damaging the environment, the New York Times…
95 members of criminal gangs captured in one week
A government initiative aimed at destroying the infrastructure of neo-paramilitary and narco-trafficking groups is yielding results, with 95 members captured last week, according to a government press release Monday. Operation…
11 drug gang members captured in Cordoba
Colombian authorities report the capture of 10 suspected members of neo-paramilitary drug organization “Los Urabeños” and one of drug gang “Los Rastrojos,” Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The detainees suspected of belonging…