Police Commander Resigns Amid Scandal
From Times Wire Reports
Gen. Teodoro Campo, commander of Colombia’s U.S.-backed police, resigned amid an anti-corruption shake-up, the government said. Four other top generals of the national police, which has been a principal beneficiary of more than $2 billion in U.S. military aid in recent years, were removed from their posts.
This year, an army general and a regional police commander were fired amid allegations that their officers took $1 million in bribes.
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