Human statues plead for right to work in Colombia’s Cartagena
Street artists who disguise themselves as human statues say they have been banned from the...
Tag: crime
Homicides rose 11.7% in Colombia capital in January
Colombian authorities on Thursday announced that there were 105 homicides in the Colombian capital...
Proposed law would allow for demobilization of Colombia criminal groups
Colombia’s House of Representative is debating a bill that would allow for the...
Bogota security council on pins and needles as crime rises in Colombia’s capital
In the light of rising violent crime indicators in Colombia’s capital Bogota, the...
Santos announces emergency plan to combat crime in Colombia
President Juan Manuel Santos announced emergency plan on Tuesday to combat extortion offenses, trafficking, illegal mining, theft, smuggling and murder in 11 of Colombia´s main cities. President Santos said the emergency plan is...
US Treasury targets Medellin crime syndicate
The United States Treasury placed eight members of the violent drug cartel, Oficina de Envigado, a...
The mafia and the booming construction business of Medellin’s neighbor
The power of organized crime in Medellin’s neighboring city, Bello, has added huge costs and...
Colombia’s San Andres hit by homicides, disappearances
Colombia’s chief of police travelled to San Andres on Monday in response to a recent wave of...
Colombia’s homicide rate drops 18%, overall crime lowers: Ministry of Defense
A report from Colombia’s Ministry of Defense states that in the past year, homicides in the...
Homicide rate in southern Colombia city of Cali drops 27%: govt
The homicide rate in Cali has lowered by 27%, a report by the government indicates according to...
Notorious neo-paramilitary crime boss captured in northern Colombia
The leader of a criminal group responsible for heading Colombia’s largest neo-paramilitary...
Chocolate thief sentenced to 5 months in one of Colombia’s harshest prisons
An attempt at petty shoplifting will now cost a would-be thief in Bogota five months in prison,...
