The World - News from Dec. 19, 1986
Police in Bogota raided an apartment believed owned by drug traffickers and in a gun battle killed four men and a woman they believe were linked to the assassination of a prominent newspaper editor, Guillermo Cano, by two men on a motorcycle. President Virgilio Barco, blaming traffickers for Cano’s murder, issued decrees making it easier for authorities to crack down on them. He ordered stiffer penalties for use of illegal firearms and agreed to allow the army and police to destroy marijuana and coca fields and cocaine laboratories without a judge’s order.
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.