Colombia's government is eager for post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier
The main goal of this year's United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how much wealthy nations will ...
Alleged drug lord who was arrested in New Braunfels now headed to prison
Pirela, of Venezuela, is wanted in Colombia on charges related to extortion, drug trafficking and homicide, officials say.
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Distributer of encrypted phones bugged by feds handed a prison sentence
Unbeknownst to Osemah Elhassen the phones he sold as encrypted devices to criminals in Colombia had been bugged by the FBI from the start.
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Illegal Gold Finances Latin America’s Dictators & Cartels. The United States Must Lead the Fight Against It.
Latin America’s criminal organizations used to make most of their billions trafficking drugs. But now, in Colombia, Peru, the ...
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Report: Colombian Drug Cartel is Now in the Gold Mining Business
According to the Journal, the drug cartel Gulf Clan has commandeered some 30 miles ... Zijin Mining Group reportedly ...
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Drug Kingpin’s Son Released After Plea in Shark Fin Trafficking
Less than two months after a four-year sentence for wildlife trafficking, a Colombian court has released Fernando Rodríguez ...
The £42m Colombian cocaine plot that ended in sleepy Yorkshire village pub car park
Mark Moran secretly arranged to sail out into the North Sea and collect the huge consignment of 524 high-purity 1kg blocks of ...
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Colombia and U.S Conditional Foreign Aid
Image Courtesy of Center for American Progress By MaggieMae Dethlefsen Due to shared concerns about security, drug ...
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The underreported killing of Colombia’s Indigenous land guardian, ‘The Wolf’ (Photos)
While music played in Bogotá’s streets and a sense of victory filled the air after a long protest, Ana Graciela received a ...
"Narco sub" carrying 8,000 pounds of cocaine intercepted in Pacific Ocean, Mexican Navy says
The Navy did not specify their nationalities, but many of the boats found off Mexico have Colombian or Venezuelan crew ...
Mexican Navy seizes 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard boat off Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican Navy said Tuesday it has seized 3.6 tons of cocaine aboard a boat off the Pacific coast which was spotted earlier this week about 153 miles (246 kilometers) off the resort ...