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Colombia’s congress considers ban on Pablo Escobar souvenirs

Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should shed its image of…
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August 6, 2024
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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July 12, 2024
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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October 3, 2022