In news from Colombia, the CIA has reportedly obtained evidence linking the head of the Colombian army to right-wing paramilitaries and drug traffickers. According to the Los Angeles Times, a CIA report has concluded General Mario Montoya collaborated with the groups during a military operation on a rebel-controlled shantytown in 2002. At least 14 people were killed, and another 46 went missing. General Montoya has worked with the Pentagon on military training and on a new hemispheric task force on drug trafficking.
CIA Links Colombian Army Chief to Paramilitaries, Traffickers
HeadlineMar 27, 2007