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Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts...
U.S.-backed effort to fight Colombia money laundering has so far been a flop
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDrug cartels must move money between the consumers of cocaine—mainly in the United States and Europe...
Colombian President proposes Latin American alliance to transform 'war on drugs'
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoColombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries...
From Rhode Island base, trafficker supplied by Mexican cartels spread drugs over Northeast
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA twice-deported Dominican Republic native settled into Providence, Rhode Island, and leveraged his...
Colombian drug lord described as most violent since Pablo Escobar is jailed for 45 years in New York
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoOne of the world’s most dangerous drug traffickers — accused of being second only to Pablo Escobar,...
Colombian cartel leader Otoniel pleads guilty to U.S. drugs charges
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group pleaded guilty on Wednesday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, court records showed. Dairo Antonio Usuga David, better known as Otoniel, admitted ...
Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeading Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is roundly critical of the U.S.-led war on...
How 'Griselda' star Sofía Vergara transformed into a Colombian drug lord with facial prosthetics,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSofia Vergara portrays Colombian drug cartel owner Griselda Blanco in the Netflix series...
In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into...
Pablo Escobar was gunned down 29 years ago — here are 3 theories about who took the Medellin...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoColombian security forces storm a rooftop where moments before Pablo Escobar was shot dead on...