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Eight arrested for killing two children
[UPI News] – MEDELLIN, Colombia, March 13 (UPI) — Police said eight people in Colombia were arrested Tuesday in the killing and dismembering of two 11-year-old children in February. The arrests were...
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Colombia to extradite drug trafficker
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, March 14 (UPI) — The supreme court in Colombia approved the extradition of Diego Perez Henao to face charges in the United States for allegedly trafficking cocaine.Henao, who is...
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Colombian court calls drug lord to appear
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, March 20 (UPI) — Colombian drug lord Juan Carlos Sierra Ramierz has been called before a court in Colombia to answer charges of drug trafficking, prosecutors said.Prosecutors told...
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Six tons of marijuana cocaine seized in Colombia
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, April 16 (UPI) — Nearly six tons of marijuana and cocaine allegedly owned by major rebel and drug trafficking groups has been seized in raids by Colombian police.Authorities said...
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Drug trafficker for Italian mafia arrested in Colombia
[UPI News] – MEDELLIN, Colombia, April 26 (UPI) — Colombian police arrested the alleged head of drug trafficking for Italy‘s ‘Ndrangheta Mafia Friday, ending three years on the run, Italian officials...
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Cocaine-carrying fake nuns arrested on San Andres Island Colombia
[UPI News] – SAN ANDRES, Colombia, May 7 (UPI) — Three women, dressed in nuns’ habits, were arrested on the Colombian island of San Andres as they attempted to smuggle cocaine under the clothing,...
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Defrocked Colombian Nuns Found With Drugs
[news.sky.com] – Three “nuns” on a flight from Colombia to the Caribbean island of San Andres have been stopped by police on a hunch because of their suspicious habits. The young women were asked to...
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10 solders killed in ELN attack
[UPI News] – CUCUTA, Colombia, May 23 (UPI) — An attack perpetrated by Colombia‘s second largest rebel group, ELN, has left 10 soldiers dead and 11 injured, officials said. Authorities said the...
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Biden lauds peace talks economic gains partnership in Colombia visit
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Colombian President Juan Manuel Santo’s work to end his country’s civil war and closer economic ties.Biden and Santo met Monday...
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Wanted Italian mob boss caught in Colombia
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, July 6 (UPI) — Colombian police said they captured a reputed Italian mafia leader who is allegedly deeply involved in the European cocaine trade.Roberto Pannunzi was nabbed at a...
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Report Justin Bieber buys house in Colombia
[UPI News] – CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 15 (UPI) — Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has bought a seven-bedroom house on Colombia‘s Caribbean coast for $2 million, said the real-estate broker who sold it...
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Colombian rebel leader predicts quick end to conflict with government
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, July 16 (UPI) — The chief negotiator for Colombia‘s largest rebel group said a half-century of conflict is nearing an end.Senior FARC rebel “Ivan Marquez,” predicted a quick end to...
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Two women with cash in condoms arrested in Colombia
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, July 16 (UPI) — Colombian police say they detained two Mexican women at Bogota’s airport after finding $12,000 in cash hidden inside condoms they had inserted in their bodies.The...
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FARC says it will free US veteran captured in Colombia
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, July 20 (UPI) — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia offered Saturday to release a U.S. military veteran as a good faith gesture during talks with the government.The group,...
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Shakiras Ex Sees 100m Lawsuit Thrown Out
[news.sky.com] – A lawsuit by Shakira’s ex-boyfriend seeking tens of millions of dollars from the singer has been dismissed by a judge in California. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Abraham Khan's...
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Strong offshore earthquake shakes western Colombia
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, Aug. 13 (UPI) — A strong earthquake struck Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake measured 6.7 on the Richter scale, strong enough to...
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Meet The Olinguito New Mammal Is Identified
[news.sky.com] – A raccoon-sized creature with a teddy bear face has been identified as a new species of mammal. The olinguito lives in the mountainous forests of Ecuador and Colombia, where it leaps...
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Colombia says bodies of solider civilian found month after kidnapping
[UPI News] – BOGOTA, Sept. 10 (UPI) — The remains of a Colombian soldier and a civilian have been found a month after they were kidnapped by members of the FARC rebel group, officials say.The bodies of...
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Woman Hid 2kg Of Cocaine In Fake Pregnancy Belly
[news.sky.com] – A woman has been arrested in Colombia for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine in a fake baby bump. Canadian Tabitha Leah Ritchie was stopped while preparing to board a flight from the...
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Colombian mother sold 12 daughters virginity police say
(CNN) — A mother of 14 in Colombia tried to make ends meet, police say, by pushing her daughters into “hell” and selling their virginity for a couple hundred dollars. | Margarita de Jesus Zapata...
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