Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary leader has turned the largest manhunt since Pablo Escobar into one of the security forces’ greatest embarrassments. Former President Juan Manuel Santos announced “Operation Agamedon” in…
The governor of one of Colombia’s Caribbean provinces fled to the United States after allegedly discovering that a paramilitary group was planning to assassinate the politician. Governor Carlos Caicedo of…
The prosecution and paramilitary group AGC have been intimidating locals near oil fields of state-run company Ecopetrol in northeast Colombia after a series of guerrilla attacks. The Ombudsman last week…
Colombia’s 12th massacre horrified locals of a picturesque town in the country’s coffee growing region on Wednesday as violence continues to increase. The massacre of five alleged coffee pickers took…
Colombia’s police said Monday they arrested an alleged money launderer whose organization allegedly was dismantled by the prosecution a month ago already. In an apparent attempt to inflate results, government-loyal…
Colombia’s prosecution said Tuesday it has taken down a money laundering ring that used the patronage of soccer players and musicians to launder drug money. According to Prosecutor General Francisco…
A pamphlet signed by paramilitary group AGC vowed the “systematic extermination” of supporters of one the most popular political opponents of far-right President Ivan Duque’s. The pamphlet that was spread…
Civilians in northern Colombia are keeping their eyes open and their mouth shut after AGC paramilitaries embarked on a surprise territorial offensive against guerrillas and police. On Thursday, citizens in…
Illegal armed groups have been brutally imposing COVID-19 measures in areas where Colombia’s state is historically weak, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. In a report, the human rights organization said…