Colombian police bust arms dealers supplying weapons to the FARC
In five raids across Medellin, police found arms and explosives that led to the arrest of eight men who police say were providing the weapons to Colombia’s largest rebel group,…
In five raids across Medellin, police found arms and explosives that led to the arrest of eight men who police say were providing the weapons to Colombia’s largest rebel group,…
On the same day the United Nations announced that Peru had surpassed Colombia as the world’s leading producer of coca, both countries signed the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty, created earlier…
A large stack of war material allegedly belonging to the rebel group FARC was seized on Friday by the army in southern Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported. The army said…
Colombian soldiers seized arms and stolen military uniforms from five supposed FARC warehouses in the western part of the country, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. The joint operation between Colombian…
Colombian authorities discovered a weapon capable of shooting down airplanes being sent through commercial mail in the southern part of the country, reported local media Thursday. Authorities said they found…
Colombian security forces discovered three weapons caches believed to belong to Colombia’s largest guerrilla group the FARC, according to a military press release Sunday. The hidden stockpiles were found in…
Colombian weapons manufacturer Indumil reported a 130% increase in exports in 2011, in a press release Wednesday. The company reported $3.7 million in weapons sales to foreign clients in 2011,…
Cali Police arrested 154 people and seized 44 firearms, including three assault rifles, in a weekend operation, reported Colombian daily El Pais Monday. The action, which saw 31 minors detained,…
The Colombian Army discovered a weapons cache in northern Colombia, according to a press release Thursday. According to the report, Juan del Corral Mechanized Cavalry found 453 anti-personnel mines, one…