Tag: Colombia
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US says it hit Colombian rebel ship as Trump calls Petro ‘illegal drug leader’
U.S. forces attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, the same day President Donald Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” and said payments to the South American nation would cease. Hegseth wrote on X that the Pentagon had destroyed a vessel and…
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🇨🇴 Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after shooting
Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in…
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro Claims US Visa Revoked by Trump Administration
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – In a revelation that underscores the complexities of international diplomacy in the post-Trump era, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has claimed that the Trump administration revoked his travel visa to the United States. The disclosure was made Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting in Bogotá, where Petro explained the reason for his absence from…
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🇨🇴 Colombian man arrested for hiding cocaine under toupee at Cartagena airport
Colombian police arrested a 40-year-old man at Cartagena’s international airport for attempting to smuggle 220 grams of cocaine hidden beneath a toupee while preparing to board a flight to Amsterdam. The drugs, valued at €10,000, were detected by a scanner, leading to his immediate detention. Authorities confirmed he had two previous drug trafficking convictions. Cocaine…
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A warlord involved in hundreds of murders is released from a Colombian prison
Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso on Wednesday was released from prison in the South American country after repeatedly asking the courts to approve his freedom and promising to collaborate in the government’s rapprochement with illegal armed groups. Mancuso, a leader of a paramilitary group founded by cattle ranchers, was repatriated from the United States in February…
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How Organized Criminal Syndicate Camouflaged Cocaine in Frozen Foods Containers, Shipped to Monrovia
Monrovia – Long before the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency and the National Security Agency received a tip-off from the US Embassy in Monrovia regarding a reported US$100 million worth of cocaine placed in a container bound for Monrovia, a FrontPageAfrica investigation has gathered that Oliver Zayzay, a Liberian national had booked three rooms at the…
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