Colombia arrests right-wing paramilitary leaders Aug 17, 2006
Colombian workers walk next to some of the fuel trucks burned in Maicao, near the Venezuelan border August 14, 2006. Some 87 fuel trucks were attacked by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels using home-made explosives, police said. (AlertNet)
Venezuela tightens border security Jan 18, 2005
MAICAO, Venezuela - Venezuela dispatched extra troops as part of an effort to tighten security along its border with neighboring Colombia, but officials on Monday denied that the move was linked to a heated dispute over the capture of a rebel leader in Caracas by bounty hunters paid by Colombia ... On Monday, transport trucks carrying food and fuel were backed up on the Venezuelan side of Maicao, a dusty border crossing in western Zulia state while National Guard troops checked vehicles for... (MSNBC -- International)
General seeks boost for Latin American armiesTop official at U.S. Southern Command wants to wage war on terror south of border Apr 30, 2004
He added that Arab immigrants in the tri-border area with Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay; Margarita Island in Venezuela; Iquique, Chile; and Maicao, Colombia, have sent funds to Islamic extremist groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Duany conceded that "there is no evidence of a direct connection to al Qaeda" in Latin America and added that Hill's statements reflected "more a long-term concern" in an area "ripe for international terrorists.". (SFGate.com -- Unrest, Conflicts & War Breaking News)
Colombian drug war stalls Nov 17, 2003
U.S. officials reportedly say the surveillance tapes were part of Operation Conquista, an investigation of merchants and businessmen suspected of laundering drug money in Barranquilla and Maicao, a town near the Venezuelan border. One of those extradited to the United States was Mr. Ghassan, described as a porcelain and appliance merchant of Lebanese descent, in his late 30s (Washington Times, DC)
