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37 Dead from Guerrilla Attacks in September
September has been one of the bloodiest months on record in recent years for Colombia's armed forces with guerrilla ambushes taking the lives of 37 security forces...
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Criminals Control Mercury Mines in Cordoba
Emerging Criminal Groups or BACRIM's are overrunning mercury mines in Córdoba and Antioquia, President Juan Manuel Santos announced. The mines are contaminated the...
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Luciano Marín Arango, alias ‘Iván Márquez’
Luciano Marin Arango, alias “Iván Márquez,” was a member of the FARC Secretariat. He is widely considered to have been one of the main political and...
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8 Security Forces Dead in Colombia
El Tiempo newspaper and Reuters report that eight members of the Colombian Armed Forces were killed in attacks in various parts of the country that the authorities...
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Thousands Displaced in Medellin
In Colombia there are reports by El Tiempo that the urban violence in Medellin has displaced at least 1,870 people so far this year. Those are only the...
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Alleged ‘Barbie’ Associate Facing Charges in Costa Rica
In an illustration of the reach of the Beltrán Leyva Organization, an associate of Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie, is facing trial in Costa Rica for drug...
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‘Barbie’ Talks?
Mexican authorities are making it seem as if Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias La Barbie, is cooperating with them following their recent capture of the drug lord....
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Colombia Government: 152 Gangs in Medellin
Colombian authorities have indentified 152 gangs operating in Medellin, according to a report by Caracol citing a government intelligence...
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Uruguay’s Security Minister: “Feudalization” of Drug Trafficking
In an academic forum in Montevideo, Uruguays Interior Minister Eduardo Bonomi said the country is experiencing a feudalization of the criminal world in that...