Newborn “cocaine hippo” linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar is rescued in Colombia
Authorities in northwestern Colombia said they rescued a newborn hippopotamus found alone by fishermen on the banks of…
Billionaire’s son offers home for Colombia’s “cocaine hippos” rather than have them killed
An Indian billionaire’s son offered on Tuesday to take the so-called “cocaine hippos” descended from those introduced to Colombia by…
Colombia to euthanize dozens of “cocaine hippos” linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar in bid to control population
Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the…
DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug…
A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every…
Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay has died
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political rally recalled some…