Buke's $70,000 Ransom and the Uchiza Massacre
Kept secret for decades, a 1989 intelligence update shows how the paid release of a Colombian trafficker paved the way for a Maoist-cartel alliance to execute a police captain
By Desmond Okafor ·
Medellín Cartel
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and the U.S. Plan to Weaponize a Minister's Murder
Kept confidential for decades, a 1984 cable shows how U.S. officials viewed the assassination of a Colombian Justice Minister as a tactical asset to force extradition and military expansion
By Desmond Okafor ·
Álvaro Uribe and the DIA’s 1991 List of Narco-Traffickers
The U.S. military intelligence community flagged a future president as a collaborator with Pablo Escobar, yet he rose to power while the record stayed hidden for thirteen years.
By Harlan Pryce ·