{"id":294047,"date":"2025-11-08T03:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eln-plays-key-role-in-colombias-cocaine-economy-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T03:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:05:06","slug":"eln-plays-key-role-in-colombias-cocaine-economy-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eln-plays-key-role-in-colombias-cocaine-economy-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ELN plays key role in Colombia&#8217;s cocaine economy  | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TUIUsqBd4aE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"ELN plays key role in Colombia's cocaine economy  | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUIUsqBd4aE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The ELN controls part of Colombia&#8217;s border with Venezuela &#8211; and is involved in cocaine trafficking. In January, Colombian president Gustavo Petro declared war on the ELN, in response to violent clashes between rebel groups in the Catatumbo border region. Peace talks between the government and the guerrilla have repeatedly failed. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 What part does the ELN play in drug trafficking in Colombia?<br \/>\n00:52 Jeremy McDermott, InSight Crime Co-Director<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Colombia #drugs #Venezuela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ELN controls part of Colombia&#8217;s border with Venezuela &#8211; and is involved in cocaine trafficking. In January, Colombian president Gustavo Petro declared war on the ELN, in response to violent clashes between rebel groups in the Catatumbo border region. 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