Paramilitary organization ACSN ordered its forces in northern Colombia to cease fire in response to government decrees that seek to negotiate the demobilization of paramilitaries. The ACSN, which is also…
Violence in Colombia’s port cities on the Caribbean coast is soaring despite efforts by President Gustavo Petro to implement his “Total Peace” policy. Local authorities in Cartagena, Barranquilla and Santa…
Los Pachenca, a.k.a. the ACSN, are an organized crime group from Colombia’s Caribbean coast where they control cocaine exports and other organized crime rackets. The origins of Los Pachenca go…
A turf war over the control over Colombia’s Caribbean port cities has expanded to Santa Marta, one of the country’s oldest drug trafficking hubs. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, some…
At least five people were killed and 12 reported missing as tropical storm Iota caused landslides in Colombia’s Pacific region and flooded cities in the country’s Caribbean coast on Saturday.…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor is under fire again over his alleged abuse of power to bully critics of his long-time friend, President Ivan Duque, instead of fighting crime. Some 60 political…
With skyrocketing coronavirus infections in Barranquilla, healthcare in all Colombia’s main port cities entered in crisis, which is aggravated by disinformation. To further complicate the situation, extreme poverty and tropical…
Three beaches on Colombia’s Caribbean coast were closed on Sunday as their popularity overwhelmed local authorities. Authorities in the Bolivar and Magdalena provinces decided to restrict access to the popular…
Shops in villages around the Caribbean town of Santa Marta remained closed on Tuesday after local narcos shut down the area in retaliation of the killing of their leader. The…