Tag: columbia

Trump Threatens to Drop Colombia as Drug War Partner

September 14, 2017 No Comments

Not that we can ever be completely certain that what Trump says or tweets is true from one day to the next, but he recently remarked that he “seriously considered” decertifying Colombia as a partner in the war against drugs because of its record surge in cocaine production over the past year. Colombia is shocked with Trump’s surprise threat. “For more

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Colombia: Freed Cartel Hitman Demands Protection

September 3, 2014 No Comments

Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vasquez AKA “Popeye” is notorious in Colombia as former personal enforcer for late drug lord Pablo Escobar — and is now a free man after 22 years behind bars, two-thirds of his original sentence. But he seems to be more troubled than relieved about his release on parole — just before getting popped from the top-security Cómbita prison in Boyacá, Popeye

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Colombia: FARC Meets Army Brass, Coke Flow Uninterrupted

August 26, 2014 No Comments

Colombian military brass held their first meeting with FARC guerrilla leaders at peace talks in Havana Aug. 22. The meeting focused on the specifics of implementing a ceasefire and the eventual demobilization of the guerrillas. Earlier in the week, the guerrilla leaders met, also for the first time, a group of war victims to discuss the formation of a truth

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