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The Latin Times spoke to drug and security experts in Colombia to find out what lies behind the country's cocaine boom and ...
In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a ...
Colombian coca crops, used to make cocaine, at an all-time high last year, UN says Coca crops in Colombia increased by 13% from 2021-2022. Associated Press. Published September 12, 2023 7:35am EDT.
A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores the country's role as both a refuge and ...
Colombian President Iván Duque, speaking at the U.N. in 2018, has his own plan for the cocaine trade: reinstating aerial spraying to destroy coca crops.
A Standard Bank retail manager and his associate face serious charges in a high-profile drug trafficking case linked to an ...
Colombia is now producing more cocaine than ever before, just as a new chapter in the country’s criminal history begins and the government tries to implement a peace agreement with Marxist rebels. The ...
Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, who was wanted under an Interpol red notice calling for his arrest in 196 countries.
A man once considered Colombia's most wanted drug lord pleaded guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges of narcotics distribution and supporting a terrorist group as part of a billion-dollar cocaine empire.
Colombia has once again produced cocaine at a record pace as President Gustavo Petro’s government changed the country’s strategy for fighting illegal drugs.. The area of land planted with coca ...
SAN DIEGO — Even at Hacienda Nápoles, the hippos stood out. Given the marvels of Pablo Escobar’s 7,400-acre central Colombian hideaway, that was no small feat. The notorious drug lord’s $63 ...