lahora.com.ec reported that International editorial action, apparently committed by the front 48 of the FARC in the border with Ecuador, killed the patrol police, Jesus David Gaona. Early indications are that a sniper of the guerrilla shot him from the Ecuadorian side and killed him. The incident took place in the San Miguel international bridge, where the authorities of the two countries keep permanent watch in order to counter any act that alter public order. Read Article
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Crossing the border from Colombia to Ecuador took about two days. From Bogota we took a bus to Ipailes which took 24 hours. It would have been shorter if it wasn’t for the constant stops by the police. We left Bogota terminal around 10pm to avoid getting into Ipiales by night, but still manage to […]
Kevin Scott Sutay, the former US soldier who wandered in to territory of Colombian rebels, turned over to Cuban and Norwegian officials four months after being taken hostage. Colombia’s main leftist rebel group on Sunday released a former U.S. Army private who the guerrillas seized in June after he refused to heed local officials’ warnings […]
aljazeera.com reported….the secrecy surrounding a friendly settlement in a case that Ecuador brought against Colombia in the International Court of Justice for damage caused by anti-drug spraying along the border has further angered those affected by the fumigation. Ecuador dropped the lawsuit filed in 2008 in The Hague-based Court, as a result of the agreement […]
LAHORA.COM.EC REPORTED….One company has found a virus that is affecting Facebook users Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. The company Eset, focusing on software and information security, Win32/Napolar detected, which is a new type botnet malware designed to perform denial of service attacks (DoS) attacks and steal information from infected systems. Read Article An Indispensable Guide to […]
CNN.com reported a 22-story residential building collapsed in Colombia’s second-largest city, leaving two people injured and eight missing, authorities said early Sunday. The building collapsed Saturday night in Medellin city, according to Claudia Patricia Restrepo, the temporary mayor. Officials evacuated 24 families from the building Friday after they noticed cracks. Read Article
Ioan GrillHe points to successful projects in cities such as Medellin in Colombia. It was once the stronghold of former drug warlord Pablo Escobar, whose cartel controlled 80 per cent of cocaine sold in the US. After Escobar was shot dead in 1993, Medellin was transformed from a battlefield for drug warlords into one of […]
According to Eluniverso.com an operation that took place yesterday for several hours from 19:00 until dawn yesterday led to the arrest of two people and the seizure of three tons of drugs, Velasco Ibarra sector, the province of Santa Elena. A squad of police arrived and raided a house suspected to be a warehouse for […]
Colombia’s ambassador in Russia, Rafael Amador, today resigned his position following a scandal of alleged child sexual abuse which has been involved with the senior official who denied any involvement. “I have decided to resign my position as ambassador of Colombia in Russia for the malicious comments do not affect the country’s image,” said Amador […]
Reporters Without Borders calls for a full investigation into the murder of the newspaper seller José Darío Arenas, shot dead two days ago as he started work in the morning in Caicedonia, a town in the western department of Valle del Cauca. “The murder of this newspaper seller is a cruel reminder that the lives […]
Eluniverso.com reported Forces, yesterday morning was the military ceremony of change of command, in which Brigadier General Edison Narvaez Rosero, who ran the command of the 4th Division Amazon was appointed commander of the Operational Group 1 Norte. Narvaez, unlike his predecessor, Gen. Fernando Proaño, who ran the detachments of the provinces of Esmeraldas, Carchi, […]
VIDEO IN SPANISH DOES YOUR FIRM NEED HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MEDIA MONITORING SERVICES FOR LATIN AMERICA? – GO HERE mundinews.com reported In the Colombian Guajira are clandestine, tolerated by the Colombian authorities, as used by rebel groups to drug trafficking and weapons to Venezuela, said Sunday the journalist and politician José Vicente Rangel in section The […]
In 2012, the Wall Street Journal and Citi announced their finalists for the most innovative “City of the Year” contest: New York, Tel Aviv, and a surprising third selection, Medellin, Colombia. The city of Medellin, which Time Magazine 20 years ago referred to as the “coke capital of the world” and 10 years ago had […]
cnn.com reported that an American held by Colombian rebels for more than three months will be released “imminently,” U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Saturday after meeting in Cuba with rebel leaders. FARC guerrillas captured U.S Army veteran Kevin Scott Sutay on June 20 while he was traveling in Colombia. Read Article
Gigante Colombia: independent.ie reported that a Colombian man has had his penis amputated by doctors after he “intentionally” took too much Viagra, reportedly in an attempt to impress his new girlfriend with his sexual prowess. Gentil Ramírez Polanía then suffered an erection for several days, going to a nearby hospital after complaining about the pain, […]
ecuavisa.com reported that the ministers of Colombia, Juan Carlos Pinzon, and Ecuador, Homer Arellano , with defense officials, security and military, yesterday visited the border area to contain growing coca (the raw material for cocaine) and determine the action to follow. The heads walked a stretch of 10 kilometers from the Colombian side, where aerial […]
globalpost.com reported that Ecuador and Colombia summoned senior security officials Thursday for a meeting on how to fight crime along their dense jungle border. The two-day session begins in the southern Colombian city of Cali. On Friday officials will travel to an area of the 700-kilometer (420 mile) frontier where coca plantations have been detected […]
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bbc.co.uk reported that Nicaragua has launched legal action against Colombia in the International Court of Justice, claiming potentially oil-rich areas in the Caribbean. Last year the court in The Hague ruled that a group of small islands belonged to Colombia, but expanded disputed maritime limits in favour of Nicaragua. In the new case, Nicaragua asked […]
Six people were killed and five injured in a stampede triggered when police raided a crowded bar in the Colombian capital Bogota, officials say. Officers were called to the venue after reports of a brawl. Chaos broke out after some form of gas was released and patrons tried to leave the premises, authorities say. Read […]
Operating in the military conducted Angasmayo destroy the bridge that connects Carchi, Ecuador, with Carlosama sector in Colombia, people have thrown stones and fired against the military to prevent this is collapsed. The destruction of illegal steps that authorities agreed bilaterally Colombia and Ecuador in June, began last Tuesday in different areas of the northern […]
READ THIS BOOK BEFORE MOVING TO ECUADOR latino.foxnews.com reported Colombia and Ecuador have settled the suit Quito filed five years ago with the International Court of Justice over the effects on Ecuadorian citizens, crops and livestock of Bogota’s aerial fumigations of coca near the two countries’ shared border, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. […]
Colombian police arrested at Bogotá airport to a Canadian citizen carrying two kilos of cocaine hidden in a latex tummy with pretending to be pregnant, police sources said Wednesday. The woman, identified as Tabatha Leah Ritchie, 28, a social worker by profession, had entered the country on August 6 from Toronto (Canada). Read Article
Troops of the Joint Task Force Omega, in the last few hours found a home workshop for crafting high-explosive devices destructive power capable of destroying military aircraft, in the village municipalities Communards of Puerto Rico (Meta). In the home workshop were two IEDs located high destructive power which aimed shooting down military aircraft at the […]
On September 9, 2013 El Colombiano Noticias reported that in Medellín Colombia, sex traffickers have been distributing catalogs in which underage girls are “auctioned off” either to sex tourists or as prostitutes for criminal organizations. The victims are advertised as virgins between 12 and 14 years old, and come from both poor and wealthy neighborhoods. […]
Vistazo.com reported this organism Manifesto “satisfaction that this unlock is done peacefully, without confrontation or damages to the communities.” Bogotá. – Farmers who last August 19 went on strike today unblocked roads seven departments of Colombia after the agreement reached with the government on Sunday, according to an investigation carried out by the UN in […]
Colombiareports.co reported that the United Nations Refugee Agency will launch a plan to aid child refugees from Colombia who are residing in Ecuador. The regional representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, John Fredrikson, stated over the weekend that he will soon launch a plan to allow easier access to a normal education for […]
DON NADIE RECOMMENDS IF YOU ARE GOING TO ECUADOR, TO READ THIS BOOK FIRST Eluniverso.com reported that Ecuador considers the Colombian FARC guerrillas the main threat to their security, said a senior army commander said Friday. “The main threats that we carry are the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which are affecting the northern border […]
FARC MAY BE BEHIND PROTESTS Telegraph.co.uk reported that troops deployed in Colombian capital amid deadly clashes Troops were ordered onto the streets of Bogota on Friday after deadly violence broke out amid nationwide protests, in the first major military deployment in the Colombian capital since the peak of the country’s civil conflict. President Juan Manuel […]
The phone company Claro, a subsidiary of America Movil, was sanctioned by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia with a fine of 45 million dollars for practices to “limit free competition”. In a statement posted Wednesday on its website, the Superintendent explained that imposed two fines on course, with a total value […]
On September 26, 2012 El Comercio Noticias reported that police in Ecuador have identified the provinces of Pichincha, Imbabura, Sucumbíos and Guayas as the areas showing the greatest incidence of human trafficking in the country, particularly in terms of sexual exploitation. According to the police report, most of the trafficking victims come from Cotopaxi, Manabí, […]
From lainformacion.com on August 27, 2013- Colombian authorities seized 226 kilos of cocaine on a FARC controlled farm in the Cauca Department in the southwest of the country. In addition to the farm, authorities discovered an underground complex complete with security systems. The complex had several rooms with 15 in. thick walls, remotely controlled doors, […]
info7.com.mx reported the government recommended “Ecuadorian citizens who plan to travel by land to the neighboring country, avoid doing so until the situation returns to normal.” The suggestion takes into account the “difficult situation facing Colombia because of the national strike” and has also had an impact on the international bridge Rumichaca, the main border […]
From caracol.com.co on August 26, 2013- Metropolitan police arrested a 42 year old woman at the terminal of North Medellin for possessing three fragmentation grenades that are for military use only. According to the police, officers noticed the suspicious behavior of the woman and upon searching her belongings found the grenades in her luggage, wrapped […]
From lainformacion.com on August 25, 2013- The leader of the FARC’s 57th Front, known only as “Silver” was killed in a Colombian military operation against a rebel camp near the Panamanian border. During the operation authorities seized 15 rifles from the guerrillas’ camp. Authorities noted that “Silver” was a key leader for drug trafficking from […]
From lainformacion.com on August 26, 2013- Costa Rican police National Guardsmen seized 300 kilos of cocaine hidden in the hull of a Colombian boat known as “Sant Lucía.” The boat originated in the Colombian port of Puerto de Turbo in Antioquia, and the boat was seized in the Costa Rican port of Puerto de Moín. […]
Farc kills 13 Colombian soldiers ahead of talks Farc guerrillas have killed 13 soldiers in an attack on a Colombian army patrol shortly after officials announced talks with the leftist rebels would resume on Monday. “We regret to inform you that as the result of a Farc terrorist attack, two sergeants and 11 soldiers were […]
aljazeera.com reported that FARC rebel group says it will examine government proposal that any peace deal must go to referendum. Colombia’s leftist rebel group FARC has said it is putting peace talks in Cuba on pause to examine a government proposal that any peace agreement must be submitted to a national referendum. “In light of […]
On August 21, 2013 La Hora Noticias reported that a judge in Cartagena has sentenced to pretrial detention four individuals accused of involvement in an international human trafficking organization. According to the investigation, the accused suspects allegedly participated in the transport of immigrants from Africa and Asia to Colombia and then to Panama, with the […]
On August 21, 2013 La Prensa Noticias reported that cosmetics distributor Copamar, which operates in La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Tarija, is being investigated on suspicion of trafficking approximately 200 young women between 18 and 25 years old. According to prosecutor Humberto Quispe, Copamar would investigate the social and family lives of the girls […]
From lainformacion.com on August 17, 2013- The Colombian Navy destroyed two clandestine FARC laboratories in the department of Nariño. Together, these two labs could produce around 280 kilos of cocaine a month. The two operations occurred in the villages of Satinga and Mosquera. In the Santinga laboratory, troops found 180 gallons of liquid materials and […]
From lainformacion.com on August 18, 2013- A shipment of 225 kilos of cocaine that was being transported by boat through the Caribbean Sea was seized in an operation that included U.S., Colombian, and Panamanian forces. The boat carrying the drugs was called the “Nina Darye” and was detected in the Colombian Caribbean by the Colombian […]
independent.co.uk reported that a new species of mammal has been identified in the jungles of Ecuador – the first new carnivorous creature to be discovered in 35 years. The beast’s appearance is not altogether unfamiliar however, as it first went on display in museums over 100 years ago, but had always been mislabelled. The olinguito […]
From lainformacion.com on August 15, 2013- Units from the Colombian Army and Navy seized 1,558 kilos of high purity cocaine, ready to ship to Panama, in the border town of Rio Sucio, Choco. The operation occurred on the Salaqui River, in the Embera Katio reservation, where Front 57 of the FARC operates, who according to […]
On August 15, 2013 El Colombiano Noticias reported the arrest of two Africans and four Colombian citizens on charges of human trafficking. The arrests occurred Monday in Bogotá, Medellin, Turbo and Gamarra. The suspects are accused of involvement in a criminal organization that trafficked immigrants to Panama with a final destination in the United States. […]
On August 14, 2013 Infosur Noticias reported the arrest of twelve suspects and the rescue of nine undocumented immigrants after Colombian authorities dismantled an international human trafficking network in the department of Antioquia. The traffickers were planning to transport the immigrants, five Nepalese and four Bangladeshis, to Panama where they would then be sent to […]
On August 14, 2013 Notiamérica Noticias reported the rescue of 60 trafficking victims during a series of police operation in the provinces of San Luis, Córdoba and Tucumán. The first operation took place at a potato farm in San Luis where police rescued 13 victims of labor exploitation. Police then rescued 45 people in Malvinas […]
On August 12, 2013 Universo Noticias reported the arrest of six trafficking suspects during a police operation in Quito. The suspects, which include both Indians and Colombians, are believed to belong to an international trafficking gang. Police also rescued 12 suspected victims of human trafficking during the raids on six homes and 4 commercial locations. […]
On August 12, 2013 Crítica noticias reported that a judge in Panama City has denied bail to five suspects facing trial for human trafficking and money laundering. The accused, which include a Colombian female, a Jamaican male and three Panamanians, were arrested at the “La Jungla” bar, located in the El Terraplén waterfront area. Authorities […]
On August 10, 2013 Zócalo Saltillo Noticias reported the rescue of 26 foreign women and six Mexican women, the apparent victims of sex trafficking, from the Zona Rosa neighborhood of Mexico City. The rescued foreign victims include Russian, Ukrainian, Venezuelan and Colombian nationals. Police also arrested three of the suspected traffickers, while not ruling out […]
From lainformacion.com on August 8, 2013- According the 2012 Coca Monitoring Report, the cultivation of coca in Colombia was at its lowest level in 2012. 48,000 hectares were cultivated in 2012, representing a 25% reduction compared to 2011. Potential cocaine production fell by 10% to 309 tons. According to UNDOC officials, this report confirms that […]
Elcomercio.com reported that the Ministry of Defence confirmed that six people were killed and one was wounded during a clash reported this morning between the military and alleged Colombian rebel groups in Puerto Mestanza (Sucumbios). At a press conference, authorities c onfirmaron that one of the deceased ‘s Lt. Diego Maldonado, 28. In addition there […]
From lainformacion.com on August 6, 2013- Colombian police seized 12 properties that belonged to the late drug trafficker Javier Alonso Arias Granoble who worked as a liaison between the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and gangs in Colombia. The properties included 6 parking spaces, 4 apartments, and two houses in the city of Cali, and were […]
From lainformacion.com on August 6, 2013- The Colombian Army seized more than two tons of marijuana in the city of Cali that allegedly belonged to the FARC and was meant to be sent abroad. No suspects were apprehended during the seizure of the drugs which were hidden in the back of a truck. The drugs […]
ammunition, explosives and drugs often carried across the border undetected ElComercio.com reported: Steps illegal between Ecuador and Colombia, facilitate the smuggling of goods entering and leaving the country. According to the Armed Forces, in the 176 miles of border shared Carchi (Ecuador) with Nariño (Colombia) there are over 25 bridges unofficial. Paul S., native of […]
The OAS Promotes Inter-Institutional Cooperation for Civil Registry along the Borders of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA) today accompanied the national registration authorities of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru in the signing of a cooperation agreement that seeks to combine their […]
From lainformacion.com on August 3, 2013- An Argentine citizen was arrested in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta with 23 kilos of cocaine in his possession. The operation took place in the tourist area of the city. Several agencies were involved with the arrest including the Technical Investigation Corps, the Army, and British drug agencies. […]
American Airlines flight AA908 makes emergency landing Bogota Colombia lanacion.com.ar reported a major scare lived in the early hours of yesterday the 264 people who were aboard a plane from American Airlines covering the route Buenos Aires-Miami, and he was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Bogota, after noted a warning […]
STOLEN VEHICLES OUT OF ECUADOR BEING SOLD WITH FALSE DOCUMENTS IN COLOMBIA ELPAIS.COM.CO reported that researchers reviewed the cars Dijin suspects detained in different parts of the country(Colombia), especially in Bogota, and crossed the details of these vehicles with databases Ecuadorian authorities. Then they discovered they had been reported stolen in that country and then […]
On August 2, 2013 El Espectador Noticias reported that a criminal court in Medellín has sentenced Nidia Castro Torres to 15 and half years prison on charges of sex trafficking. Nidia Castro Torres had been previously sentenced in 2009 for obtaining falsified public documents. This time, Castro Torres was found guilty of trafficking an 18-year-old […]
On August 1, 2013 RCN Noticias reported the escape of a kidnapping victim who had been captured from the hotel in Villavicencio where her mother works as a manager. The victim was reportedly drugged and transported to Bogotá where she remained in captivity over a two month period. During this time, the victim received little […]
On July 26, 2013 El Nuevo Siglo Noticias reported that in the last few months the Ministry of Interior of Colombia has allowed the repatriation of 20 domestic victims of human trafficking, including 15 women and 5 men. This is one of the tangible results of a trafficking prevention campaign led by the Ministry of […]
On July 23, 2013 ALER Noticias reported on a recent conference on human trafficking held in Bogota, Colombia. The conference was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). One of the topics discussed at the conference was how human trafficking in Latin America has evolved over the last several years. Whereas […]
On July 18, 2013 Telesur Noticias reported that the respective presidents of Argentina and Colombia, Cristina Fernández and Juan Manuel Santos, recently met to discuss matters of security, immigration and trade. The purpose of the talks was to continue to strengthen the integration between the two nations. During the bilateral dialogue, the two presidents signed […]
BBC.co.uk reported that at least 17 Colombian troops have died in an ambush in the east of the country, close to Venezuela’s border. It is not clear yet whether the soldiers were attacked by rebels belonging to the FARC or the ELN, both of which are active in the region. Clashes in the south also […]
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People”s Army (FARC-EP) announced that since last June 20 they have in their possession a U.S. soldier and requested a humanitarian commission for his release, as a sign of peace. In a communiqué on its website, the guerrillas noted that Kevin Scott Sutay was detained in the town of Retorno, […]
On July 18, 2013, Globo reported that the Federal Police confiscated 100 kilograms of drugs and detained 8 individuals including Brazilians, Peruvians, and Colombians. Police claim the drugs; hydrochloride, cocaine base paste, and marijuana were hidden in a canoe leaving from Peru to Fonte Boa near Manaus, Brazil. The suspects are currently awaiting trial. Read […]
From Peru 21 on July 15, 2013- Two women from Mexico were arrested at the airport in Bogota for attempting to enter the country with $12,000 each hidden in their vaginas. In addition the two women, one Colombian and one Mexican, had $10,000 and $9,500 in their suitcases, respectively. The Mexican woman had entered Colombian […]
On July 12, 2013 Día a Día Noticias reported that a group of 30 Colombians who had been arrested for trafficking were released this past Friday morning. The freed suspects have been linked to trafficking fellow compatriots to work in furniture sales jobs. They were arrested on June 13 following a major police operation in […]
Globo reported on July 3, 2013 that the Civil Police in Ponta Pora, Mato Grosso do Sul, detained three suspects part of gang led by the largest drug dealer in the Federal District of Brasilia. The suspects are accused of receiving and transporting cocaine from other countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay to the […]
From El Comercio on June 27, 2013- The Interior Minister of Venezuela, Miguel Rodriquez, reported the capture of Colombian, Carlos Alberto Martínez Castaneda, and announced that he will soon be sent to Peru where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking. Interpol had issued a code red on the Castaneda on charges of drug […]
Globo reported on June 27, 2013 that Federal and Civil Police detained six people from the same family in Belem, accused of international drug trafficking. The investigation began in October 2012 in which police confirm the drugs were stored on an island about 40 minutes from Belem. Members of this family were arrested before in […]
On June 19, 2013 Caracol reported instances of sexual exploitation occurring near universities and schools in Chapinero. According to Mayor Mauricio Jaramillo, several gangs have been identified by authorities as specifically targeting universities and schools within the area. According to Jaramillo, trafficking networks particularly target universities with student populations coming from the provinces, as they […]
From lainformacion.com on June 18, 2013- Colombian police confirmed the capture of Carlos José Robayo, also known as “Macaw,” the last boss of the criminal gang known as Los Urabeños, on his way to a church in Alcala. Robayo had already served seven years prison time in the United States for drug trafficking, and now […]
From lainformacion.com on June 19, 2013- The Military Police of Venezuela seized a cache of 216 kilos of cocaine and 2.5 tons of marijuana in two different operations, according to Interior Minister Gen. Miguel Rodriguez Torres. Agents from the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) found the stash of cocaine in […]
From lainformacion.com on June 19, 2013- Forces from Panama and Colombia located a small drug producing laboratory and about two acres of coca plants in the Chucurtí sector of the Kuna Yala region in Panama. According to plant experts from the Colombian Army, the plantation could produce four to five harvests per year and the […]
On June 13, 2013 El País reported that Argentinian authorities have dismantled a Colombian crime network which had kept 225 Colombians enslaved in Argentina. They had been victims of labor exploitation and were found in furniture workshops in the provinces of Córdoba, Mendoza, Misiones, San Juan, Santa Fe, Jujuy, Salta, Chaco, Tucumán and Buenos Aires. […]
From Diario Rotativo on June 17, 2013- The Colombian Navy found 26 kilograms of pure cocaine in a boat that ran aground in the Bay of Cartagena. The drugs were hidden in a PVC tube, and were detected by a drug detecting police dog. The tube was given to the Coast Guard Station in Cartagena […]
From El Universal on June 10, 2013- Colombian authorities arrested three women disguised as nuns on the Colombian island of San Andres where they attempted to breach airport security with six kilograms of cocaine attached to their bodies. The arrest occurred at the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla airport after the false nuns disembarked from the flight […]
From El Universal on June 10, 2013- Agents of the Colombian Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) occupied 70 properties belonging to the drug trafficker, Fernando Vicente Marulanda Trujillo, also known as “Marulo” in the Department of Risaralda. “Marulo” is currently detained in the United States. According to authorities, “Marulo” began his criminal activity along with Hernán […]
Threat from increased cases in Colombia, Venezuela Eluniverso.com reported thatPhysicians Health Ministry along with immigration personnel perform preventive screenings H1N1 virus on the northern border. Monitoring began two weeks ago due to the increase of cases in Colombia and Venezuela. Jose Castillo, epidemiologist Carchi Health Directorate, said that there are two control offices, on the […]
correio24horas.com.br reported on June 3, 2013 that the Federal Police this past Friday evening, arrested Colombian drug lord John Freddy Manco Torres, known as “El Indio”, at the Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (Galeão) in Rio de Janeiro. “El Indio” was arrested due to the use of a false Spanish passport. He was wanted in […]
On June 4, 2013, Terra reported that the Federal Public Ministry in Rio de Janeiro, in conjunction with the Federal Police and the IRS, concluded a United Nations operations intended to combat a group of 15 suspects; Brazilians, Colombians, Spaniards, and Portuguese, accused of international drug trafficking and money laundering. One investigation included that of […]
From lainformacion.com on June 4, 2013- An operation coordinated by Brazil, with the cooperation of Interpol, the United States, Spain, Colombia, and Uruguay, led to the dismantling of a drug gang accused of shipping cocaine from Brazil to Europe. Eight people were arrested in Brazil, one in Portugal, and one in Switzerland. The operation came […]
From lainformacion.com on June 3, 2013- According to Brazilian authorities, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Colombian citizen, who was convicted of drug trafficking in Colombia, while he was attempting to enter Brazil with a false passport. Although authorities did not release the name of the Colombian, Globo TV claimed it was Freddy Manco Torres, […]
From lainformacion.com on June 2, 2013- A joint operation consisting of the United States, Colombia, and Panama led to the seizure of 2.7 tons of cocaine, valued at $54 million, on a Panamanian beach according to Colombian authorities. The operation was carried out in the Bocas Del Diablo resort area in Panama. The cocaine was […]
From lainformacion.com on June 2, 2013- Colombian authorities seized 1,340 liters of liquid cocaine, processed in a laboratory, in a rural area of the department of Antioquia. The laboratory had the capacity for 30 workers. The clandestine lab is associated with the “Los Urabeños” gang in the city of Sopetran. The liquid cocaine was supposed […]
From lainformacion.com on May 29, 2013- According to authorities, police in Colombia seized 1.4 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the city of Cali. The drugs belong to a criminal gang known as “Los Rastrojos.” It is believed that from Cali the drugs were intended to go to the Pacific port city of Buenaventura and from […]
On June 2, 2013 El Tiempo reported the surrender of trafficking suspect Viviana Stefany Cuervo to authorities in Bogotá. The suspect is accused of attempting to sell her newborn child to a trafficking network for 300 thousand pesos. The situation was discovered when the baby’s aunt became suspicious after Stefany Cuervo claimed her child was […]
On May 23, 2013 Caracol reported the escape of two girls from a human trafficking network in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The trafficking network allegedly recruited girls in Bucaramanga in order to take them to Venezuela. The case was revealed after authorities learned of the disappearance of two 12 year old girls who are public school students […]
From rtve.es on May 24, 2013- During the VII Summit of the Pacific Alliance, Spanish representative, Mariano Rajoy, urged the member states of the Alliance (Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Chile) to cooperate on a wide range of issues including the fight against drug trafficking. As a representative from an observer state, Rajoy offered the Spanish […]
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May 23, 2013- According to lainformacion.com, on May 22 Colombian authorities detained two retired soldiers and one active-duty soldier who were transporting 300 kilos of cocaine and also had 16 million pesos in cash (roughly 8,700 USD). The soldiers were arrested on the highway that connects Plato and Zambrano in the department of Magdalena. The […]
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According to lainformacion.com on May 22, 2013, the Anti-drug agency of the Dominican Republic is still in the possession of the body of a Colombian man who died more than two months ago in Santo Domingo. Ruptured bags of drugs inside the man’s stomach were the cause of death. The forensic authorities said that the […]
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noticias.r7.com reported on May 21, 2013 that the state office for Colombian Tourism Promotion, Investment, and Exports launched a tourist campaign in São Paulo, Brazil, called “Colombia, Magic Realism”. The campaign is an attempt to further attract and increase Brazilian tourists to visit Colombia. The event will include businessmen and traders from both countries and […]
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Were driving to a resort when abductors staged a car accident. Colombian police, in coordination with the Spanish and special agents seeking two Spanish tourists were kidnapped last Friday in an area of Colombia bordering Venezuela. This is Angel Sanchez Fernandez, 49, and Conchi Marlaska, 43, who is a relative of Spanish judge Fernando Great, […]
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Infobae.com reported on May 20, 2013 that the Organization of American State’s latest report on the drug problem in the Americas reveals that Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, together, produce the entire world’s supply of cocaine. Recent Colombian successes in eradicating coca have diminished Colombian cocaine production, however, the amount of cocaine produced in Peru and […]
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Edmonton Journal through the AP reported that U.S. State Department’s assistant secretary for refugee issues is drawing attention to the plight of Colombian refugees who have fled across the border into Ecuador. Anne C. Richards says the problem is continuing even though the Colombian government is in peace talks with rebels. Many refugees say they […]
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515 Thousand Doses of Cocaine Seized near Tulcán, Ecuador. El Norte reported on May 16, 2013 that 100 kilos of cocaine from Colombia en route to the United States were seized in the Carchi province of Ecuador near the city of Tulcán. The driver of the truck, Carlos R., claimed that he came from Pasto, […]
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New Method for Trafficking Cocaine in Colombia Discovered by Authorities El Informador reported on May 4, 2014 that Colombia’s Anti-Narcotics Police discovered a new method of trafficking cocaine. The agents discovered a shipment of handicrafts in the El Dorado International Airport in which 40 kilograms of cocaine were hidden. The handicrafts’ final destination was Barcelona […]
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