Drug lord back in Colombia after 20 years in US jail

One of the founders of the Medellin drug cartel has returned to Colombia after serving more than 20 years in jail in the US for drug trafficking. Fabio Ochoa Vasquez,…

Colombia: Record outbreak of dengue fever in Central and South America

The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday.…

Colombia: Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes

A gang has been jailed after trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of about £200m in a cargo of bananas from Colombia. The shipment – believed to be…