US Drops Sanctions on Colombia Drug Cartel

The United States on Thursday dropped almost all remaining sanctions on the Colombian Cali drug cartel in the single largest delisting in the history of the U.S. sanctions programs.   The Treasury Department said the action was taken following the sanctions-related financial collapse of the Colombia-based Cali cartel, in its heyday the world's most powerful drug trafficking organization.   “Today's action demonstrates the successful use of targeted sanctions, which have...

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