Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel ...
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Colombia says 29 security force members kidnapped in Cauca province
Twenty-nine members of Colombia's security forces have been kidnapped from two locations in Cauca province after attacks by a FARC dissident faction, the defense ministry said on Friday. The incidents ...
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Colombian FARC dissidents take 29 soldiers, police captive
Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the ...
Man tried to smuggle about a dozen bags of cocaine under "narco wig," Colombian police say
Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously ...
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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
He added that the Colombian military will continue to operate against rebels in the region while the government will try to improve roads that enable farmers to get legal crops to markets.
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Colombian President Aims to Reduce Drug Violence and Weaken Rebels by Paying Farmers to Switch Crops
Colombian President Aims to Reduce Drug Violence and Weaken Rebels by Paying Farmers to Switch Crops BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce ...