News of drug trafficking

Crime spirals out of control in troubled Rosario

05-10-2020 00:01 Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city, has been suffering for years from escalating violence and the proliferation of drug gangs.

HUMAN RIGHTS

United Nations condemns spike in Colombia 'massacres'

18-08-2020 08:46 The United Nations peace mission in Colombia condemns a spiral of violence engulfing the country, saying it had documented 33 massacres so far this year.

Drug-trafficking

82 kilos of cocaine seized from Dutch plane at Ezeiza airport

16-01-2020 18:20 Eight people arrested after seizure of cargo plane at Argentina's main international terminal. Plane's final destination was Amsterdam.

NARCO-VIOLENCE

Killings in Santa Fe Province prompt emergency summit at Casa Rosada

16-01-2020 18:10 Following 17 murders in just 15 days, mostly in the region's largest city Rosario, officials descend on the Casa Rosada for an emergency huddle to tackle the crisis.

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Ex-Paraná mayor handed six years in jail for drug-trafficking

31-12-2019 11:43 UCR politician Sergio Varisco, allied with opposition Cambiemos coalition, found guilty of drug-trafficking crimes. He denies the allegations and will remain under house arrest until sentence is confirmed.

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Four arrested in US$1 billion-plus cocaine seizure in Uruguay

30-12-2019 13:27 Authorities found 5.9 tons of cocaine, 4.4 tons of which was packed into cargo containers in the South Atlantic port of Montevideo.

Bolivia Election Crisis

Bolivia arms 'anti-terror' group to 'dismantle' foreign groups 'threatening' country

04-12-2019 11:21 The new interim government of right-wing president Jeanine Añez has denounced foreign influence in the country since taking power, naming Colombians, Argentines, Peruvians, Cubans and Venezuelans at different times.

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

Election 2019

Kicillof: 'There are people selling drugs because they have lost their jobs'

07-10-2019 13:50 "From going to the neighborhoods I heard news that due to the drop in employment, there are people who selling drugs," says Kicillof, prompting criticism from Patricia Bullrich and Cristian Ritondo.

News of drug trafficking

Crime spirals out of control in troubled Rosario

United Nations condemns spike in Colombia 'massacres'

82 kilos of cocaine seized from Dutch plane at Ezeiza airport

Killings in Santa Fe Province prompt emergency summit at Casa Rosada

Ex-Paraná mayor handed six years in jail for drug-trafficking

Four arrested in US$1 billion-plus cocaine seizure in Uruguay

Bolivia arms 'anti-terror' group to 'dismantle' foreign groups 'threatening' country

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

Kicillof: 'There are people selling drugs because they have lost their jobs'

Argentina bond rout blows up the template for debt restructuring

Cracks surface in Argentina’s ruling coalition as crisis deepens

French multinational Danone announces strategic review of activities in Argentina

More sales, less profits: Glass half-full for Argentine wine producers

Authorities demand probe as fire ravages Jujuy national park

Sergio Berni: "Macri garantizaba la paz social en la calle pagándole a los piqueteros"

Nodio | Cruces con fuertes acusaciones entre Waldo Wolff, Miriam Lewin y Gabriela Cerruti

No hubo acuerdo en la Corte Suprema sobre el traslado de jueces

González García admite errores en cifras de testeos: "Decíamos menos de lo que estábamos haciendo"

¿Hasta cuándo siguen las lluvias en Buenos Aires?