Colombia seizes Medellin Cartel assets
Twenty-five years after the death of Pablo Escobar, Colombia announced it has seized assets that were registered in the name of his widow and the family of one of his…
Twenty-five years after the death of Pablo Escobar, Colombia announced it has seized assets that were registered in the name of his widow and the family of one of his…
Medellin’s “Air Pact” to improve the air quality of one of Colombia’s most polluted cities is too superficial to make a difference, local environmentalists said Tuesday. The Air Pact was…
Medellin’s police department gave a Colombian socialite and alleged assassins chief a police radio and access to classified information, according to the prosecution. The revelation made by prosecutors is the…
Medellin’s prosecution reportedly agreed to a 33-month prison sentence for the city’s former security secretary who was accused of ties to local crime syndicate La Oficina de Envigado. Former Secretary Gustavo…
“Let me get myself fixed up for the photo,” the husband of one of Colombia’s most prominent TV hosts reportedly said when police arrested him for murder. “Pretty boy,” as…
The United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration has requested the extradition of four Medellin crime lords who are suspected of running drug trafficking rackets from prison, the city’s mayor said Thursday.…
One of Medellin’s most senior crime analysts resigned on Friday, claiming that presumed drug traffickers threaten to kill his family and authorities are unable to offer protection. The resignation of…
The Oficina de Envigado is one of Colombia’s most important drug trafficking organizations. The Medellin crime syndicate was formed as Pablo Escobar’s enforcer army.
Medellin authorities said Wednesday they thwarted a plot to assassinate the city’s mayor for the fifth time since Federico Gutierrez took office in 2016. According to the Medellin Police Department,…