CAIRO — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s war, which has entered its fourth year with no end in sight. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more
Colombia’s navy said Friday that it had destroyed dozens of drug trafficking laboratories and seized more than two tons of cocaine during operations in the country’s southern Pacific region. The navy said it also seized more than 3,700 gallons of smuggled fuel in the area, which “prevented the strengthening of illicit economies in the area.” … Read more
A body was found during a search for an American Airlines flight attendant who disappeared during a layover in Medellin, Colombia, the city’s mayor said Friday. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, a U.S. citizen and North Texas resident, went missing Saturday evening after a night out with a fellow flight attendant. The two flight attendants … Read more
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the subject of several ongoing narcotics trafficking investigations being overseen by federal prosecutors in New York, sources told CBS News on Friday. The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York’s Southern and Eastern districts, did not set out to target Petro initially, but his name has come up during … Read more