At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after peace talks fail, official says Blogging Sole

At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after peace talks fail, official says

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More than 80 people have been killed in Colombia’s northeastern region after attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation Army failed, a Colombian official said. Twenty other people were injured, according to William Villamizar, governor of northern Santander, where many of the killings took place. The victims included community leader Carmelo Guerrero and seven … Read more

Legendary cartel drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vasquez deported to Colombia after release from US prison Blogging Sole

Legendary cartel drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vasquez deported to Colombia after release from US prison

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One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a Key operator of the MedellĂ­n cartel expelled to this South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. Soon after, Fabio Ochoa was a free man again. Ochoa arrived at Bogota’s El Dorado Airport on a deportation flight Monday, wearing … Read more

British ‘invisible’ cocaine trafficker arrested in Colombia after years on the run Blogging Sole

Colombia has arrested a suspected British drug trafficker who they described as “invisible” because of his discreet lifestyle which allowed him to remain anonymous while operating as coordinator of a drug trafficking cartel. cocaine from this South American country to the United Kingdom, authorities announced Friday. Christopher Neil was arrested on Thursday in Medellin, in … Read more