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Sat, 09 Apr 2022 15:10:35 +0000Colombia arrests alleged Sinaloa Cartel emissary
An alleged emissary of the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Cali on Friday, Colombia’s police chief told press. Brian Donaciano Olguin, a.k.a. “Pitt,” was arrested in an operation in the…
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Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:46:24 +0000
Colombia investigates registrar over election chaos
Colombia’s inspector general said Friday she opened a disciplinary investigation into the national registrar over major irregularities in the March congressional elections. Inspector General Margarita Cabello announced the disciplinary investig...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:07:34 +0000
‘Crisis could break out’ in Colombia over vote count failures: observers
Colombia’s election observers warned on Thursday that the May 29 presidential elections could trigger a crisis because of “systematic discrepancies” in the vote count. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) said…
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Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:36:52 +0000
Women and children injured as Bogota police attacks indigenous
At least 20 women and children were injured when riot police attacked indigenous protesters in Colombia’s capital Bogota, the local ombudsman said Thursday. Riot police unit ESMAD attacked the protesters…
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Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:09:20 +0000
Mudslide kills at least 11 in northwest Colombia
A mudslide killed at least 11 people in northwest Colombia, local authorities said Thursday. The mudslide took place in Abriaqui, a town that is located 68 kilometers (42 miles) northwest…
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