Henao's brother, Orlando, and her husband, Ivan Urdinola, were considered co-founders of Colombia's Norte del Valle or Northern Valley drug cartel in the late 1980s.

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More than 80 journalists and co-workers have been murdered in Colombia since 1989, according to the Bogota-based Foundation for Press Freedom.

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Ecuador countered by releasing what purports to be Reyes's diary, which implicates disgraced former aides of Mr Correa in accepting FARC money but not the president himself. (Colombia reckons the document is fabricated.) Until it gets active co-operation from all its neighbours in fighting the FARC and other drug traffickers, Colombia will conclude that it must rely on American support.

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From his current ecosystem design work in numerous countries including Russia, Colombia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and others to co-creating our Rainforest Architects workshop, Greg has been creating new tools and frameworks for growing better ecosystems.

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We are grateful for the support that we already receive but we need even greater international co-operation to disrupt the drug trade, reduce consumption, seize assets that are held outside Colombia and restrict the supply of arms to these groups.

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