In another case of Colombian villagers staging a local uprising in response tomilitarizationof their communities, on March 24 a detachment of some 20 special anti-narcotics agents of the National Police were detained by indigenous peasants at the hamlet of Alt… Read article here: High Times
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Colombia: Peasants Detain Soldiers… Again
In another case of Colombian villagers staging a local uprising in response tomilitarizationof their communities, on the night of Jan. 18 residents ofArgeliavillage in the conflicted southern region ofCaucadetained 36 army troops for se… Read article here: High Times
Colombia: Corrupt Cops Caught in Crackdown
Nineteen officers of Colombia's National Police force have been arrested this week inMedellín, the latest busts in an ongoing sweep of corrupt officers. High Times
Colombia and Peru in Attempt to ‘Cleanse’ Putumayo
On Sept. 30, Peruvian PresidentOllantaHumalaandhis Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos and their respective cabinet ministers held a rare joint meeting in Peru's Amazon river port ofIquitos. There, they signed abinationalaccord… High Times
Colombia: Freed Cartel Hitman Demands Protection
Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vasquez AKA "Popeye" is notorious in Colombia as former personal enforcer for late drug lord Pablo Escobar — and is now a free man after 22 years behind bars, two-thirds of his original sentence. But he seems to be more troubled than… High Times
Colombia: Marijuana Decrim Pressure Grows
An official from the capital district government of Bogotá on March 28 called upon Colombia’s national government to open debate on broadening the policy of cannabis decriminalization. "We really need leadership from the Congress and the government to re… High Times
Colombia: Cops Seize a Ton of Cocaine
Colombia's National Police announced January 24 the seizure of 1.2 tons of cocaine allegedly belonging to paramilitary group Los Urabeños in the northwestern department of Córdoba. The find came when police searched a truck at a checkpoint that had been … High Times
Colombia: FARC Shoots Down US Planes
News accounts revealed this week that theUS-fundedglyphosatespraying in Colombia hasbeen indefinitelysuspended after presumedFARCguerillasshot down two fumigation planes killing one US pilot. High Times
Colombia: Presidential Candidate Wanted For Paramilitary Links
Colombia’s high court on August 29 issued an arrest order for Luis Alfredo Ramos, former senator and current presidential candidate, on suspicion of collaboration with paramilitaries. High Times