How not to kidnap yourself, extort your parents and get wasted
A man from northern Colombia went to extreme lengths to get more money from his parents by kidnapping himself and extorting his own family for millions of pesos. The 22-year-old went…
A man from northern Colombia went to extreme lengths to get more money from his parents by kidnapping himself and extorting his own family for millions of pesos. The 22-year-old went…
Colombia’s ELN rebels put peace talks with the government in doubt by releasing a former governor but replacing him with his brother, a former congressman.
A former governor from west Colombia was released by his captors on Sunday, two and a half years after he was kidnapped on a jungle road in his home province.
Colombia’s authorities are not convinced of the alleged weekend kidnapping and return of the main whistle-blower of a major sex scandal within the Police.
The police captain who blew the whistle on an alleged gay prostitution ring run within Colombia’s National Police department has been kidnapped, his family said Sunday.
Slightly over 200 people were kidnapped in Colombia in 2015, a 27% drop compared to the year before, according to Defense Ministry statistics.
Colombia’s defense minister said Sunday that the army rescued 15 fishermen who had been kidnapped by the ELN, the country’s second largest rebel group.
The remains of 29 people who disappeared during the half-century conflict in Colombia were handed over to their families Thursday under a deal between the FARC rebels and the government.
A six-year-old girl who was kidnapped in southwest Colombia last year has been sold to organ traffickers for $16,000, according to the man who admitted to kidnapping the child.