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Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker extradited to US
May 05, 2022 06:27Colombia extradited the alleged head of the feared Gulf Clan, who had been the country's most wanted drug lord before his capture, to the United States Wednesday where he faces indictments in three federal courts.
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Civilians killed in army operation in Colombia
Mar 31, 2022 13:25Colombia’s armed forces have killed at least three civilians in a military operation against drug trafficking on the southern border of the Latin American country, according to a human rights group.
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Colombian navy seizes four tonnes of cocaine from submarine
Feb 09, 2022 17:07Colombia's navy intercepts a submarine that was transporting four tonnes of cocaine, the biggest seizure at sea in the last two years. Three Colombian nationals and a foreigner were arrested.
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Colombia deploys 14,000 troops to restive region bordering Venezuela
Oct 07, 2021 10:17Colombia has deployed thousands of troops to a restive region in the country’s north near the border with Venezuela in a declared attempt to bolster government control of the area, which is a hotspot of activity by criminal groups and drug traffickers.
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Colombia, Venezuela tensions rising as Bogota boosts troop presence on border
Sep 14, 2021 10:27Colombia has increased its troop presence on the joint border with Venezuela after five Colombian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in an attack.
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Colombians hit streets to protest against government
Aug 27, 2021 09:46Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable.
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Colombia police detain dozens in renewed protests
Jul 22, 2021 13:23Police in Colombia have detained 70 people in new anti-government protests that drew thousands of people to the streets across the South American country and left dozens of people wounded.
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Helicopter carrying Colombia's President Duque struck by bullets in attack
Jun 26, 2021 12:58A helicopter carrying Colombia's President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday (June 25), he said in a video message.
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Anti-government protests continue in Colombia
Jun 10, 2021 13:13Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets in several cities across Colombia to protest against President Ivan Duque’s policies and police brutality in the country.
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Venezuela rescues 8 soldiers kidnapped by armed groups on Colombia border
Jun 01, 2021 13:50Eight Venezuelan soldiers who had been kidnapped by armed groups on the Colombian border have been rescued in a military operation, the Venezuelan Defense Ministry has announced.