One person has been killed in rioting over the collapse of pyramid schemes which cost investors millions, authorities in Colombia said today.

Venezuela and Ecuador have punished Colombia for killing a rebel leader in the Ecuadorian jungle by expelling its diplomats, ordering troops to the border and cracking down on trade.

POLICE say they found $19 million in cash under the floorboards of a house in Cali, Colombia, on Saturday.

Colombian drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela was flown to the United States early today on a US government plane, becoming the most powerful Colombian trafficker ever extradited to face US courts.