Bogota mayor wants drug consumption centers
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro wants to construct centers where drug addicts can consume drugs and receive treatment as part of a wider strategy to curb drug-related crime. The mayor of…
Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro wants to construct centers where drug addicts can consume drugs and receive treatment as part of a wider strategy to curb drug-related crime. The mayor of…
Colombia’s capital Bogota extends its ban on carrying firearms in public spaces for another three months, local media reported Thursday. General Gabriel Pinilla of the Colombian Army’s Bogota-based 8th Brigade…
A Colombian general on Friday denied media reports that 3,000 more troops would arrive in Bogota to bolster security. General Gabriel Pinilla, commander of the Bogota-based 13th Brigade, told W…
Colombia’s capital reported a decrease in several crimes including homicide, which is down 20% compared to the same period last year. Official city figures released Thursday recorded 98 murders in Bogota…
Bogota will add 3,500 officers to its police force in order to reduce crime in the city, government officials announced Friday. Drawn from police academies throughout the country, the new…
A Colombian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after two priests hired him to carry out their own murders in 2011. According to the prosecution, Gildardo Alberto Peñate,…
Colombian authorities have extended a law banning firearms in Bogota for three months. The original ban, which had a trial period of 90 days starting February 1 of this year,…
Parents of minors who caused damage to the Bogota transport system during recent protests will be ordered to pay up to $23,000 in compensation. The commander of Bogota’s Metropolitan Police…
The Bogota ban on carrying weapons has taken away the means of civilians to protect themselves against a very real criminal threat. Mayor Gustavo Petro apparently is well aware of…