Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombian security forces killed five members of the country’s largest drug cartel, including a regional kingpin, the government said Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Washington between presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. The U.S. leader is set to host his leftist sparring rival Petro at the White House next Tuesday for talks on combatting…

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Drug ring’s “monkey” technique used young swimmers to stash cocaine on ships at sea, Spanish police say

Drug ring’s “monkey” technique used young swimmers to stash cocaine on ships at sea, Spanish police say

Spanish police on Thursday said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on Europe-bound container ships and hijack vessels. The bust was revealed just three days after Spain announced its largest-ever seizure of cocaine at sea. The network employed a so-called “monkey” technique, which…

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