Medellin gangs bring city buses to standstill
The ongoing conflict between armed groups in Medellin has brought bus transport in the southwest of Colombia’s second city to a standstill. The transport halt, affecting four major routes serving…
The ongoing conflict between armed groups in Medellin has brought bus transport in the southwest of Colombia’s second city to a standstill. The transport halt, affecting four major routes serving…
Illegal armed groups that emerged from the paramilitary AUC and the now-defunct Norte del Valle cartel have increased their presence in Colombian municipalities by 12%, according to a report by…
President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday security forces killed six guerrilla in the west of Colombia. Speaking via Twitter, Santos said “Six terrorists killed, including alias “Mapanao”, who was held…
Colombia’s Police Director Oscar Naranjo warned a gang of alleged Israeli child sex-traffickers in a visit to the crime-plagued north of Colombia. Addressing recent allegations of child sex-trafficking by a…
Authorities in the strategically important department of Antioquia have refused to give credence to reports of a non-aggression pact between three of Colombia’s most powerful criminal groups, reported Colombian daily…
Three of Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations have agreed to divide Colombia’s drug trafficking routes in the west of the country to avoid infighting, Cali-based newspaper El Pais reports.…
11 alleged members of the fast-growing neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” have been arrested in joint police operations across northern Colombia. Colonel Gustavo Chavarro Romero, deputy police commander of the department…
Authorities in the north of Colombia arrested a mid-level commander of the rapidly expanding neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” Monday. Ricardo Antonio Ramos Loaiza, alias “R8,” is believed to be responsible for…
Israeli ex-military personel living in Colombia are being investigated for suspected drug trafficking, money laundering and the exploitation of minors, Colombia’s Prosecutor General announced Sunday in local media. The group,…