Gang truce returns peace to Colombia’s main Pacific port city
A gang truce in Buenaventura returned peace to Colombia’s main port city on the Pacific Coast after three years of turf wars. Members of the “Spartans” and the Shotas” took…
A gang truce in Buenaventura returned peace to Colombia’s main port city on the Pacific Coast after three years of turf wars. Members of the “Spartans” and the Shotas” took…
President Gustavo Petro met with local and regional leaders from Colombia’s Pacific region to discuss ending the wars between illegal armed groups that are terrorizing the region. Petro traveled to…
Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has traditionally been one of the country’s most violent because of its strategic location for drug trafficking and infighting between local gangs. Victimization Cali’s victimization…
At least 49 people reportedly died and another 30 were injured in a fire during an alleged prison break in western Colombia on Tuesday. The tragedy occurred in the the…
Human rights defenders want the mayor of Buenaventura to declare a humanitarian emergency in Colombia’s most violent city. The call followed the arrival of more than 500 people from two…
An alleged emissary of the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Cali on Friday, Colombia’s police chief told press. Brian Donaciano Olguin, a.k.a. “Pitt,” was arrested in an operation in the…
Three police officers were seriously injured in a bomb attack in the city of Cali that was claimed by guerrilla group ELN. The attack on the vehicle took place in…
Colombia’s prosecution called two police commanders to court over their alleged involvement in the mass killing of anti-government protesters. The court case follows criminal charges that were pressed by human…
Locals from the town of Tulua found the victims of the ninth massacre in Colombia’s southwestern Valle del Cauca province on Sunday. The region around the city of Cali has…