The United States issued an arrest warrant for retired Colombian General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe‘s security chief and is accused of drug trafficking. A Virginia court charged…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos called on retired General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe’s security chief until 2006, to account for charges filed by U.S. authorities…
Retired General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe‘s security chief, responded to drug trafficking charges filed by U.S. authorities Monday. A Virginia court charged Santoyo with drug trafficking after…
Colombia’s National Police (DIJIN) have arrested three suspected top-ranking members of the Oficina de Envigado, one of Colombia’s most powerful drug gangs, reported local media Friday. The cartel members were…
Local authorities, analysts and statistics clashed with U.K. daily The Guardian Wednesday after the newspaper claimed Medellin’s security improvements over the past ten years had been “blown apart” by drug…
Colombian police captured four alleged drug traffickers in the country’s northern region, reported local media Wednesday. According to a police email, Jhon Rafael Salazar Salcedo, alias “Flash,” was captured Wednesday…
The ongoing conflict between armed groups in Medellin has brought bus transport in the southwest of Colombia’s second city to a standstill. The transport halt, affecting four major routes serving…
Police in Medellin on Saturday said they have arrested the brother and alleged second-in-command of local crime boss “Sebastian,” leader of the “Oficina de Envigado” which allegedly controls the underworld…
Colombian crime boss Carlos Esneider Quintero Galvis, alias “El Gomelo,” has died in Venezuela, reports local media. The right hand man of the drug lord “Valenciano” and the heir apparent of…