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US Sanctions Colombia President Over Drug Allegations
The United States on Friday announced sanctions on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, who Washington has accused of failing to curb illicit drug trafficking, alongside his wife and son.
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Colombian President Lashes Out At Trump Over Anti-Drug Air Strikes
Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.
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"Thug": War Of Words Between Trump, Colombia President Intensifies
Donald Trump and the president of Colombia engaged in a war of words on Wednesday, trading threats of "very serious action" and lawsuits as relations between the once-allied nations hit a new low.
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Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump Over Drug Trafficking
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
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US Strikes Another Colombian Drug-Running Boat, This Time A Rebel Vessel
The United States announced Sunday another strike against what it called a drug-running boat, this time attacking an alleged Colombian leftist rebel vessel in an apparent expansion of a US military operation off the coasts of South America.
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"25,000 Americans Would've Died": Trump As US Strikes 'Drug-Carrying Submarine'
President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was sending two suspected drug traffickers back to their native Ecuador and Colombia, after a military strike on their "drug-smuggling submarine" in the Caribbean that killed two others.
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Nicolas Maduro Vows To Declare "Republic In Arms" If US Attacks Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Monday said he "would constitutionally declare a republic in arms" if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean.
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Global Drugs Production At 3,708 Tonnes, 34% Jump From 2022: UN
Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
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Mother Of Colombian Leader Shot In Head Was Kidnapped By Pablo Escobar
Diana Turbay was a journalist and was kidnapped in 1990 by a group working under drug lord Pablo Escobar. She died in a failed rescue attempt.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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'Narco Wig': Man Arrested For Smuggling 400 Doses Of Cocaine Hidden In Hair Wig
A Colombian man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Nunez International Airport for attempting to smuggle 400 doses of cocaine hidden inside his hair wig.
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"Cocaine Only Illegal As It Comes From Latin America": Colombia President
Colombia is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to US and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking.
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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US Man Admits To Stuffing Girlfriend's Body In Suitcase, But Can't Recall Killing Her
John Poulos said he did drugs with Trespalacios and used alcohol to wash it down. But on January 22, 2023, the routine gave him a bad reaction and impaired both his judgement and memory.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
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US Sanctions Colombia President Over Drug Allegations
The United States on Friday announced sanctions on Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, who Washington has accused of failing to curb illicit drug trafficking, alongside his wife and son.
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Colombian President Lashes Out At Trump Over Anti-Drug Air Strikes
Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.
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"Thug": War Of Words Between Trump, Colombia President Intensifies
Donald Trump and the president of Colombia engaged in a war of words on Wednesday, trading threats of "very serious action" and lawsuits as relations between the once-allied nations hit a new low.
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Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump Over Drug Trafficking
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
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US Strikes Another Colombian Drug-Running Boat, This Time A Rebel Vessel
The United States announced Sunday another strike against what it called a drug-running boat, this time attacking an alleged Colombian leftist rebel vessel in an apparent expansion of a US military operation off the coasts of South America.
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"25,000 Americans Would've Died": Trump As US Strikes 'Drug-Carrying Submarine'
President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was sending two suspected drug traffickers back to their native Ecuador and Colombia, after a military strike on their "drug-smuggling submarine" in the Caribbean that killed two others.
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Nicolas Maduro Vows To Declare "Republic In Arms" If US Attacks Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Monday said he "would constitutionally declare a republic in arms" if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean.
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Global Drugs Production At 3,708 Tonnes, 34% Jump From 2022: UN
Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
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Mother Of Colombian Leader Shot In Head Was Kidnapped By Pablo Escobar
Diana Turbay was a journalist and was kidnapped in 1990 by a group working under drug lord Pablo Escobar. She died in a failed rescue attempt.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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'Narco Wig': Man Arrested For Smuggling 400 Doses Of Cocaine Hidden In Hair Wig
A Colombian man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Nunez International Airport for attempting to smuggle 400 doses of cocaine hidden inside his hair wig.
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"Cocaine Only Illegal As It Comes From Latin America": Colombia President
Colombia is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to US and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking.
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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US Man Admits To Stuffing Girlfriend's Body In Suitcase, But Can't Recall Killing Her
John Poulos said he did drugs with Trespalacios and used alcohol to wash it down. But on January 22, 2023, the routine gave him a bad reaction and impaired both his judgement and memory.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
