Drug
Feud Kills 42 in Colombia
Bogota - Feud between
rival drug groups in Colombia has resulted
in heavy clashes that killed at least 42
people, including several civilians, a
regional peace advisor said Wednesday.
The clashes took place in the northern part
of Colombia's southwestern state Nariño,
said Xavier Hernandez, peace advisor to the
local government.
Hernandez added that the two responsible
paramilitary groups are Los Rastrojos and
Aguilas Negras, who were feuding over
control of drug trafficking routes and a
drug-planting area of 5,000 hectares of
coca.
Fabio Trujillo, secretary of the Narino
state government, told Xinhua via telephone:
"We have received information about the
deaths, and the local government has begun
to look into recent clashes of similar
types," Trujillo said.
Peace advisor Hernandez added that a special
investigation team consisting of the Peace
Office of Narino, the United Nations and the
Organization of American States would arrive
in the troubled areas this weekend.
Currently, Colombia is the world's largest
producer of cocaine, according to the UN
Office on Drugs and Crime.
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