Until last May, the Comuneros del Sur were part of the leftist National Liberation Army, which has about 6,000 fighters and ...

Colombia’s defense ministry says a rebel group called the Commoners of the South has begun handing its weapons over to the government ...

Colombia said it’s acting “decisively” against transnational organized crime after a senior US official described the country’s president as being sympathetic to drug traffickers and gang members.

Plans to send Geovanny Andrés Rojas, known as "Araña," to the U.S., reignited a debate about extradition as it could also ...

Carlos Lehder, a former leader of the Medellín Cartel and close ally of Pablo Escobar, was released in Colombia after a local ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired.

Carlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany on a warrant in the Latin ...

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro to address key issues in the bilateral relationship, including security, drug trafficking ...

Colombian authorities released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder on Monday after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expired.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Carlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany on a ...