Fifteen Guerrilla Members Escape After Drugging The Commanders

February 25, 2009

Bogota, February 24th (EFE).- Fifteen rebels of Colombia’s National ‎Liberation Army ( ELN) have deserted the Colombian guerrilla group after ‎drugging their commanders with a sleep inducing plant , in a camp located in the ‎jungle of Nariño province (southwest), as reported by the fugitives to the local ‎press.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

Fifteen Guerrilla Members Escape After Drugging The Commanders

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