3 policemen arrested for alleged kidnapping of businessman
Three policemen were arrested in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla for allegedly kidnapping a businessman, the police said Thursday.
Three policemen were arrested in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla for allegedly kidnapping a businessman, the police said Thursday.
Neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” has effectively shut down gold mines owned by Canadian mining company Gran Colombia Gold in the north of the country after killing one miner and threatening more than 1,500…
Extortion in Colombia has gone up nearly 500% since 2008, according to a report released Wednesday. The vast majority of suspected extortionists are common criminals.
Colombia’s prosecutor general is currently investigating a multinational oil infrastructure company for allegedly paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to rebel group ELN.
Colombian soccer legend Faustino Asprilla and his family have fled his home after receiving death threats by drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos,” the soccer player said Thursday.
Three children were kidnapped in three different municipalities in Colombia’s southeastern state of Cauca by unknown actors within the last week, according to local media.
A retail industry leader has said that 90% of retailers in Colombia are being extorted by criminal organizations, according to newspaper El Pais.
The leader of a criminal group responsible for heading Colombia’s largest neo-paramilitary organization has been arrested in northern Colombia, National Police confirmed on Sunday.
President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that police had arrested 46 members of drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos” in a series of operations in Colombia’s Caribbean region.