US cuts military aid to Colombia by 15%
Colombia will receive 15% less military and narcotics aid from the United States in 2013, according to the White House. It will receive $30 million in aid from the U.S.…
Colombia will receive 15% less military and narcotics aid from the United States in 2013, according to the White House. It will receive $30 million in aid from the U.S.…
The United States “respects,” but does not support Colombian President Santos’ call for a global debate on drug legalization, said U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman Tuesday. Sherman, who is…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos asked that European consumers of cocaine reflect on the impact of their actions, saying that “cocaine is destroying my country.” Santos argued that people consuming…
At least six Colombian informants who were providing valuable information about drug trafficking organizations to British counternarcotics agents were killed between 2000 and 2004 due to alleged carelessness by agents,…
Former President Alvaro Uribe claimed that Colombia is winning the war on drugs in an interview with CNN, released Monday. “Colombia is winning, Colombia at some moment produced closed to…
Seven tons of marijuana were seized in rural municipalities in the central Colombian department of Caldas over Halloween weekend, RCN Radio reports. The Caldas government secretary, Henry Murillo Arboleda, said…
On Thursday Colombia signed a Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) action plan, which aims to fight the drug trade by sharing information between countries. Ten of the 12 UNASUR…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras announced that Colombia will assist Ecuador in the war on drugs. Vargas Lleras made this announcement after a meeting on Thursday with…
A stepped up military offensive in Nariño leaves behind a dismantled illegal oil refinery and the eradication of over 18,000 coca bushes, according to the Colombian army. An illegal refinery,…