El Tigre targets cartels

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has intensified military and police operations against armed groups, scrapping his predecessor’s “total peace” talks and ordering such groups treated as terrorists. A raid involving 587 officers and soldiers across 50 locations in Barranquilla ended with 72 arrests; the president later reported 32,503 arrests, 33 leaders taken out of action and 679 drug-production sites destroyed or disabled. Colombia has joined the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas coalition, while officials and experts say Colombian forces will lead domestic operations and caution that the strategy’s long-term effectiveness remains uncertain.

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