Two Colombian nationals were sentenced, on Sept. 12, to decades in prison for their roles in a 2021 car bombing outside a U.S. military base near the Colombia–Venezuela border, an attack that injured three U.S. Army soldiers and 44 Colombian military personnel.
“Our most urgent mission and highest priority is to hold those accountable who target Americans, to include the brave men and women who serve as members of our uniformed services domestically and around the world,” U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida said in a press release. “As seen by the prison sentences imposed upon defendants … today, individuals who threaten the safety and security of the United States and our fellow Americans will face the full force of our nation’s criminal justice system.”
