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Colombia Just Seized a Monstrous Amount of Cocaine, and the Government Is Pumped
The government is claiming the largest drug bust in Colombia's history — 8.8 tons of cocaine — within a major offensive against the Urabeños, the country's biggest trafficking group.
Digging up Bodies: Colombia Is Searching for Thousands of Unnamed Dead
Colombia peace process has accelerated the hunt for the remains of the estimated 45,000 who disappeared in its half-century-long conflict.
Why Us? Panamanians Are Pissed That They're Associated With the Panama Papers
The massive leak of documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca has sparked an outpouring of nationalistic hubris.
John Kerry's Meeting With 'Terrorists' in Cuba Has Upset Some Colombians
The secretary of state’s meeting with leaders of the FARC rebel group in Havana added to the sense that a peace accord ending 50 years of civil war in Colombia is close, and not all Colombians are happy about that.
Colombian Cop Who Exposed Police Male Prostitution Ring Found Alive After Kidnapping
Captain Ányelo Palacios claims he was one of roughly 300 police cadets coerced into the sex network. He is a key witness in the scandal that has led to the resignation of the country's deputy interior minister and the director of the national police.
Colombia Is Investigating Whether 100 Bodies Were Stuffed in a Prison Sewer
The probe is centered on people who went missing in the notorious La Modelo prison. Many have long suspected their deaths were ordered by jailed paramilitary leaders and their bodies stuffed in drains that have never been properly inspected.
Colombia’s National Liberation Army Carries Out a Wave of Attacks
The country’s second largest rebel group also decreed a 72-hour prohibition of commercial activity in areas it controls. The show of force comes as Colombia’s largest guerrilla force, the FARC, prepares to sign peace with the government.
Colombia’s Government and FARC Rebels Want the UN to Monitor a Future Ceasefire
The announcement represents another major step towards ending the hemisphere's longest conflict, with a final peace accord expected to be signed at some point this year.
A New Law in Colombia Promises to Tackle the Country’s High Level of Acid Attacks
The South American country suffers from an unusually high number of such attacks, with about 100 reported every year.
Colombia's President Signs a Decree Legalizing Medical Weed
The move puts Colombia at the forefront of a wave of moves to decriminalize marijuana use, and in some cases production, that is gaining momentum in Latin America.
Colombia’s Peace Process Just Took a New Big Step Forward
The Government and the FARC have signed an agreement on how to recognize and compensate the victims of the country's long armed conflict, and with it moved their three-year peace negotiations into what looks like its final stages.
Colombia Wants to Charge a Guerrilla Medic With Up to 500 Forced Abortions
The Colombian government has asked for the extradition of Héctor Arboleda, who was arrested in Madrid on Saturday, to face charges associated with long-standing allegations that the FARC rebel group requires pregnant female guerrillas to have abortions.