IG approves extradition of ‘Don Mario’
The Inspector General’s Office (IG) on Thursday approved the extradition to the U.S. of former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario,” and commented that his participation in the Justice…
The Inspector General’s Office (IG) on Thursday approved the extradition to the U.S. of former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario,” and commented that his participation in the Justice…
The national police announced Wednesday that they have arrested 127 members of criminal gangs so far in 2010. The latest arrest was Jose Omar Arango Pineda, a member of the…
Colombian police arrest 11 members of a drug ring that smuggled heroin to the United States. Three of the people captured, including the head of the organization, its head of distribution,…
Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said Monday that cuts in U.S. military aid to Colombia would jeopardize the achievements that the Andean nation has made over the last decade in…
Police on Wednesday announced that a ton of cocaine hidden in a Panamanian cargo ship was seized in the port of Barranquilla. A spokesperson for the police told journalists that…
Drug charges against dance music DJ Erick Morillo have been dropped by the UK authorities. The star DJ, producer of 90s hit “I Like to Move,” was charged with cocaine…
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General announced Monday the break-up of a US$4.8 million narco-trafficking operation which shipped cocaine and heroin from Colombia to the U.S. Two men who allegedly worked as drug…
Police revealed Friday that at least six different criminal organizations with a combined total of 3,700 members, some of them former paramilitaries, are currently operating in Colombia. Police General Jose…
Colombian anti-narcotics police detained 25 people Thursday at a coca processing center “controlled by the FARC” who were apparently forced to work there by the guerrillas. The cocaine-producing laboratory operated…