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199 social leaders had been killed so far this year from January to early December.

While Castillo has had no connections to the Odebrecht scandal, he appears to have run very similar schemes within government to those which his predecessors were brought down for.

Fedenaga estimates around 700,000 cattle a year are smuggled, either live or as meat, into Colombia.

Petro warned that the main suspects were the Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column, an important former FARC front

Petro's initiative depends on cooperation and good faith from myriad criminal groups

An investigator reported being offered 100 million Colombian pesos (around $23,000) to hand over case files.

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, has pledged a clean break with what he sees as the confrontational, violent policies of his predecessor.

When Duque attended a security meeting in Arauca to discuss security, ELN members appeared openly on the streets of Arauquita, a town not far from the meeting, making a mockery of the administration's efforts.

Moreno Ricardo's daughter says her father was wrongfully arrested, and that he is really a cattle rancher from Acandí.

Colombian guards reportedly charged $64 USD for a hamburger, $255 for booze, $385 for marijuana, and $515 for a SIM card.