Tag: drug trafficking
Colombia seeks to intensify offensive against EGC paramilitaries
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro vowed to intensify operations against paramilitary...
Colombia may resume use of glyphosate to curb coca cultivation
Colombia’s counternarcotics police may resume the use of the controversial herbicide...
Court orders release of Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
A Bogota court ordered the release of founding Medellin Cartel member Carlos Lehder, claiming his...
Colombia arrests Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
Colombia’s migration authority jailed Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder after he arrived...
Colombia asks UN to remove coca from harmful substances list
Colombia’s Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia asked the United Nations’ Commission on...
Colombia’s government struggling to control former guerrilla colony
Colombia’s government and security forces have been struggling to maintain control over a...
Colombia to restart coca crop restitution program
The government announced to restart a crop restitution program in the northeast in of Colombia as...
Colombia’s potential cocaine exports soared in 2023 despite interdiction
Colombia’s potential cocaine exports soared to a record 1,925 metric tons in 2023, despite...
Colombia wants to supports farmers after expelling guerrillas from coca-crowing region
President Gustavo Petro announced that his government plans to buy coca from farmers while they...
One of Colombia’s top publications suspends reporting on drug trafficking and paramilitaries
One of Colombia’s best online publications, Voragine, said Thursday that it will suspend...
Colombia’s legal defense chief controlled ship caught with drugs twice: report
The director of Colombia’s State Legal Defense Agency (ANDJE), Cesar Palomino, owned a...
Colombia seeks demobilization of Caribbean mafia
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered his peace commissioner to seek talks with...
