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Modern-day Colombian Guerrillas Are Mere Druglords: Ex-FARC Commander

Former FARC commander 'Timochenko' spoke to AFP at the House of Peace in Bogota (Credit: AFP)

Colombian guerrilla fighters today are no more than drug lords given too much leeway by the leftist government, infamous former rebel commander Rodrigo Londono, aka "Timochenko," told AFP on Tuesday.

Londono, 66, was the last leader of the FARC guerrilla army that disarmed under a 2016 peace agreement which has failed to end the South American country's now six-decade-old armed conflict.

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