Three agents of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office were arrested on Sunday after allegedly kidnapping a wealthy landowner. The three agents, together with two civilians, were arrested in the central Colombian…
Colombia’s national police formed a special elite force to capture the bosses of the six main paramilitary / criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking, newspaper El Tiempo reported on Monday.…
A motorbomb killed two policemen in the south-western Colombian department of Huila on Sunday evening. The incident took place in the town of Palermo, ten miles west of department capital…
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…
A young boy, recruited by guerillas, detonated explosives next to a school in the eastern Colombian department of Arauca on Thursday. The boy placed explosives next to the only school…
Colombia’s anti-kidnapping unit on Wednesday stated that kidnapping is on the decline, and that there are at present 63 citizens in captivity across the country. The director of the police…
Colombian police announced Monday that they will unveil a new uniform in February, with the intention of giving the force a more friendly image. The changes will be launched first…
Hit men on Saturday killed a councilor from the south eastern Colombian town of Trujillo while he attended a family event. Colonel Nelson Aceros, police commander for the department of…
At least 31 people were killed during new year’s celebrations in Colombia, preliminary figures by the national police showed on Friday. At least 71 people were injured by fireworks. The…