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The verdict marks the first criminal conviction of a former head of state in Colombia's history. An appeal is almost certain.

Henry Alexis Velasco was recorded shouting phrases such as, “You are black trash” (“sos un negro basura”) in the face of the transit officer.

"...and I say it once and for all, in projects of law that generate FORCED INVESTMENT in the private financial system of Colombia" - President Gustavo Petro

U.S. District Court Judge Charlene Honeywell expressed disgust with the DEA for its failings and said other agents corrupted by "the allure of easy money" also needed to be investigated.

In raids last Tuesday, 22 people were captured by court order and 3 more in flagrante delicto. In 28 raids, an arsenal containing short- and long-range firearms, different caliber ammunition and $97 million in cash was seized.

Kenigsberger, though already convicted, is also still being investigated for participation in sexual exploitation of minors with the promotion of sexual tourism plans that included children.

Colombian Prosecutors took down a macabre conspiracy that sold meat from sick and dead donkeys and horses to local school systems, after first chemically treating the meat to appear more like beef, and give it a palatable texture. Between 2018 & 2019 the culprits moved over 5,500...

US DEA Special Agent José Ismael Irizarry and his wife Nathalia Gomez Irizarry pled guilty to all charges in a mammoth scheme to steal government funds, drug proceeds and launder money. The Irizarrys apparently are related to the notorious Ambuila crime family of Cali, Colombia.

Contrary to conflicting media reports, the Colombian attorney general and defense department are in fact investigating the murder of Myo Tun Zaw aboard the Spirit of Hamburg.

Colombia’s CTI (analogous to the US FBI) Captured fugitive American narco-trafficker Daron Odell Jones during a layover at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá as he attempted to travel from Mexico to the UK on a fake British passport.