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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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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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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
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Colombia's "Narco Culture": Pablo Escobar's Legacy Lingers After 25 Years
Twenty-five years after he was gunned down by police, Pablo Escobar's legacy refuses to die in Medellin, the Colombian city where he ran his cocaine empire with a mix of brutality and largesse.
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Colombia Arrests One Of Pablo Escobar's Top Hitmen 'Popeye'
Police in Colombia said Friday they have recaptured one of late drug lord Pablo Escobar's top hitmen, Jhon Jairo Velasquez -- alias "Popeye" -- who was wanted for extortion.
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Colombia Deports Man Called Peru's Most-Wanted Drug Criminal
Colombian police on Sunday announced the capture of an alleged dangerous drug lord described as Peru's most-wanted criminal.
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Goa may go Mexico, Colombia way, fears Congress
Already known as a narco-tourism destination, Goa could go Mexico or Colombia way, where "elected" drug lords would call the shots, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Pratapsing Rane said in Panaji on Monday.
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Colombian President says top drug lord captured
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that Daniel "El Loco" Barrera, alleged to be the country's last major drug lord, had been caught in neighbouring Venezuela in an international sting.
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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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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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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
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Colombia's "Narco Culture": Pablo Escobar's Legacy Lingers After 25 Years
Twenty-five years after he was gunned down by police, Pablo Escobar's legacy refuses to die in Medellin, the Colombian city where he ran his cocaine empire with a mix of brutality and largesse.
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Colombia Arrests One Of Pablo Escobar's Top Hitmen 'Popeye'
Police in Colombia said Friday they have recaptured one of late drug lord Pablo Escobar's top hitmen, Jhon Jairo Velasquez -- alias "Popeye" -- who was wanted for extortion.
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Colombia Deports Man Called Peru's Most-Wanted Drug Criminal
Colombian police on Sunday announced the capture of an alleged dangerous drug lord described as Peru's most-wanted criminal.
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Goa may go Mexico, Colombia way, fears Congress
Already known as a narco-tourism destination, Goa could go Mexico or Colombia way, where "elected" drug lords would call the shots, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Pratapsing Rane said in Panaji on Monday.
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Colombian President says top drug lord captured
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that Daniel "El Loco" Barrera, alleged to be the country's last major drug lord, had been caught in neighbouring Venezuela in an international sting.
