‘Indigenous tribe harbors drug lord’
Arnulfo Sanchez Gonzalez, Colombia’s most wanted criminal in the northern department La Guajira, continues to elude capture and run his criminal network thanks to help from the local Wayuu tribe,…
Venezuela
Chavez tells Colombia: ‘Respect and be respected’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that the Colombia’s incoming government will be “respected provided that it respects” Venezuela, and other “free and independent” countries in the region. The necessary…
Under Santos, there will be no honeymoon with Venezuela
Recently, an act of collective delusion, or collective wishful thinking, rather, has been taking place in Colombia. Ever since Juan Manuel Santos was elected president, media pundits and politicians have…
Venezuela captures last Norte de Valle cartel boss
Carlos Alberto Renteria Mantilla, the last druglord of Colombia’s Norte de Valle cartel who remained at liberty, was captured in Venezuela at 4PM Monday, reports El Tiempo. The 65-year-old Colombian drug…
Colombia expels Venezuelans for taking photos
Authorities in east Colombia arrested and expelled four Venezuelans who are accused of taking photos of police, army and DAS buildings. According to DAS director Felipe Muñoz, the four Venezuelans…
Ecuador, Venezuela positive about improving ties with Colombia
Both Ecuador and Venezuela express their desire to improve relations with Colombia, despite recent allegations that Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS spied on Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. On Saturday, Correa told national press…
Uribe: Venezuela crisis raised Colombian unemployment
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Thursday attributed an increase in Colombia’s unemployment rate to the world economic crisis and tensions with neighbor Venezuela. “Between the years 2003 and 2007, before those…
Uribe denies DAS spied on Correa
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday vehemently denied accusations that Colombian intelligence agency DAS spied on Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. Uribe, speaking live on Colombian TV and radio, said that…
Authorities seize ton of cocaine near Cartagena
In a joint operation between the Colombian coast guard and air force, a one ton haul of high-purity cocaine was seized from a speed boat carrying the load, following a high…