Jeremy McDermott
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
But if there is one lesson to be learnt from the "decapitation" policy that Colombia, backed by the United States, has employed since the hunt for Pablo Escobar, it is that someone will inevitably rise to replace the fallen criminal leader.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 00:00
If Pablo Escobar were alive today, he would not immediately recognize the BACRIM, the third generation of Colombian drug trafficking syndicates, even though two of them operate in Medellin.
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 00:00
What the increase in homicides might reveal is that the grip of the Mara leaders, most of whom are in prison, where the truce was negotiated, is beginning to loosen.
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 00:00
Peru is the single largest producer of cocaine in the world. It's also an incredibly safe country.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 00:00
After months of negotiations with the DEA, Javier Calle Serna, alias 'Comba,' has surrendered to US authorities, possibly creating a seismic shift in the Colombian underworld.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 00:00
Lopez did not need to send in heavily armed Urabenos to try to take control of key neighborhoods in Medellin. He is now winning over key combos in the city, offering them not only money and weaponry, and access to international drug trafficking routes.
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 00:00
Thanks to the presence of Timochenko and the oil industry, Norte De Santander, long abandoned by the Colombian state, has become a government priority.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 00:00
Karen Berendique was with her older brother and a friend when the vehicle ran through an unmarked police checkpoint in the city of Maracaibo. The police officers opened fire.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
In a communique published on the rebel-friendly website Anncol, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) announced an end to kidnapping.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 00:00
The Venezuelan authorities seem a little more reticent about capturing and deporting guerrilla leaders.