“Sabotage” threatens Medellin peace process
Colombia’s Peace Commissioner’s Office says that attempts to negotiate a peace process that involves some 14,000 gang members in Medellin is being sabotaged. The claim was confirmed by organized crime…
Colombia’s Peace Commissioner’s Office says that attempts to negotiate a peace process that involves some 14,000 gang members in Medellin is being sabotaged. The claim was confirmed by organized crime…
Public security in Medellin has improved dramatically after Mayor Daniel Quintero introduced a new security policy and local crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado lost power. According to the mayor, Medellin’s…
Four people died in a massacre in Medellin on Saturday after armed men opened fire at a corner store. The massacre took place in the Antonio Nariño neighborhood in Medellin’s…
The alleged Medellin mafia boss accused by Mayor Federico Gutierrez of trying to kill him was released on Wednesday, a day after authorities announced the “major blow against organized crime”…
Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez is pulling all kinds of propaganda stunts to pretend crime has not spiked since he took office. Gutierrez recently celebrated that his administration achieved the highest…
Medellin has made massive progress in both public safety and tourism over the past decades. However, as the city slowly becomes a recognizable tourist destination, there are plenty of places…
The alleged top boss of Medellin crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado was arrested on Tuesday, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque confirmed. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, “Clemente” was the successor…
Workers at a Mitsubishi manufacturing north of Medellin have been subject to death threats amid a turf war between local gangs, newspaper El Colombiano reported on Wednesday. The threats were…
Medellin’s hard-line approach to crime seems to be failing as the city helplessly watches its murder rate skyrocket, experts have warned. Since Mayor Federico Gutierrez took office in 2016, the…