Ex-president loses case against columnist
Colombian columnist and political analyst Claudia Lopez on Thursday won a lawsuit filed against her by former President Ernesto Samper, who accused her of slander. The former president sued the…
Colombian columnist and political analyst Claudia Lopez on Thursday won a lawsuit filed against her by former President Ernesto Samper, who accused her of slander. The former president sued the…
Former Cali Cartel boss Phanor Arizabaleta will be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days after Colombia’s Supreme Court authorized the request, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Arizabaleta’s extradition was sought by…
Former Colombian Deputy Communications Minister Rommel Hurtado was killed in Armenia, in the Quindio department, when a gunman on a motorcycle shot him in the head in the city center Thursday…
Colombian narco-trafficker Victor Patiño avoided deportation to Colombia on Monday after striking a deal with American authorities, citing that a return to Colombia would be too dangerous for him, according…
United States authorities are repatriating Colombian drug lord Victor Patiño, who spent six years in a U.S. prison but was kicked out of a witness protection program. According to several…
The drug-trafficking gang “Los Rastrojos” is working to infiltrate national politics, according to an article published Tuesday by Colombian electoral analysis website Votebien. According to Votebien, Los Rastrojos, who many…
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged relatives of the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers who ran the Cali cartel with making false statements and impeding a criminal investigation. Gilberto and Miguel…
For the first time since their extradition to the U.S., former Cali cartel heads Miguel and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela have agreed to cooperate with the Colombian justice system. The Rodriguez…
The Colombian actress and model, Natalie Ackermann announced that she was tired of her name arising in the Colombian media in connection with that of a notorious drug lord. In…