Italian captured in northern Colombia on child trafficking charges
An Italian man was arrested this week in Colombia’s Caribbean coast city Cartagena for the alleged crime of trafficking two children.
An Italian man was arrested this week in Colombia’s Caribbean coast city Cartagena for the alleged crime of trafficking two children.
The Colombian Navy reported Monday to have intercepted 18 Cuban migrants traveling the Caribbean Sea through the Gulf of Uraba, destined for the United States via Panama.
Sixty-five turtles will be released into the Caribbean ocean off Colombian coastal city of Cartagena in a three-day event to promote the conservation of the animals that are in danger of extinction.
The Colombian Navy said Tuesday it had seized 447 kilos of cocaine 30 miles off the country’s Caribbean coastline.
Cartagena lawmakers want tourists to cover-up, concerned over the impressionability of children living in one of Colombia’s most popular holiday destinations.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday hailed the fact that the dispute with Venezuela over maritime borders has been settled after the latter retracted a decree that unilaterally claimed Caribbean waters.
Colombian authorities detained the captain of a Chinese ship that was heading for Cuba illegally carrying firearms and explosives.
Colombia’s Navy said Tuesday it had rescued 40 tourists and two crew members aboard a ship that went adrift off the coast of San Andres island in the Caribbean Sea.
Barranquilla’s carnival does not start until February 14, but that hasn’t stopped locals from beginning the annual celebration almost a month early with a series of pre-carnival activities.