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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Colombia's Top Drug Trafficker 'Otoniel' Captured, Says Government
Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.
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Colombia To Demolish Pablo Escobar's Old Fortress
Late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's old fortress in Medellin is to be razed to the ground with explosives to make way for a park dedicated to the victims of drug trafficking, the town hall said on Thursday.
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Colombian Rebels Could Escape Extradition in Peace Deal
A breakthrough in talks between Colombia's government and Marxist guerrillas has raised hopes for a peace deal within six months and it may mean rebel leaders will avoid being extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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15 Colombian Police Killed in Helicopter Crash
Fifteen police were killed on Tuesday in Colombia when a helicopter taking part in an anti-drug trafficking operation crashed in a remote jungle-covered region, the national police force said.
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Father Arrested in Case of Colombian Child Drug Mule
A Colombian father was arrested on Friday on suspicion of forcing his 11-year-old daughter to swallow 104 cocaine-filled capsules and trying to use her as a drugs mule.
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Colombia's Presidential Race Engulfed by Scandal
Accusations of bribes from drug traffickers, spying and email hacking have turned Colombia's presidential election into an ugly slugfest that has further polarised a country trying to emerge from its violent past.
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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Colombia's Top Drug Trafficker 'Otoniel' Captured, Says Government
Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.
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Colombia To Demolish Pablo Escobar's Old Fortress
Late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's old fortress in Medellin is to be razed to the ground with explosives to make way for a park dedicated to the victims of drug trafficking, the town hall said on Thursday.
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Colombian Rebels Could Escape Extradition in Peace Deal
A breakthrough in talks between Colombia's government and Marxist guerrillas has raised hopes for a peace deal within six months and it may mean rebel leaders will avoid being extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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15 Colombian Police Killed in Helicopter Crash
Fifteen police were killed on Tuesday in Colombia when a helicopter taking part in an anti-drug trafficking operation crashed in a remote jungle-covered region, the national police force said.
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Father Arrested in Case of Colombian Child Drug Mule
A Colombian father was arrested on Friday on suspicion of forcing his 11-year-old daughter to swallow 104 cocaine-filled capsules and trying to use her as a drugs mule.
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Colombia's Presidential Race Engulfed by Scandal
Accusations of bribes from drug traffickers, spying and email hacking have turned Colombia's presidential election into an ugly slugfest that has further polarised a country trying to emerge from its violent past.
