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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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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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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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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.
