The Ecuadorian justice system on Sunday ordered preventive detention for three Colombian citizens arrested during an operation off the coast of Esmeraldas province (border with Colombia), during which a semi-submersible boat containing more than three tons of cocaine was found. The Public Prosecution Service reported on its social network account X that it had filed […]
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Fire in Murcia was due to negligent handling of torches: police
According to the report accessed by international media ABC, there are videos registered by those present of the events that took place on the night of the tragic incident, clearly showing that the safety distance of 1.5 meters between the surface affected by sparks generated by the machine. The document indicates that the origin of […]
Four Colombians are arrested in Spain accused of robbing jewelry stores
Spanish police have arrested four Colombian citizens who were part of a traveling criminal group expert in forcibly robbing jewelry stores in shopping centers in different parts of Spain. In addition to carrying out the robberies, the detainees, three of whom are in pre-trial prison, reinvested some of the profits in acquiring pink cocaine for […]
Three Colombians in Ecuador convicted of ‘semi-submersible’ loaded with coca
Three Colombian nationals and one Ecuadorian have been sentenced to thirteen years in prison in Ecuador for forming the crew of a semi-submersible vessel that was captured at the end of 2022 containing more than 1.68 tons of cocaine. The court also ordered the four crew members to pay a fine of 25,077 euros to […]
The prisoners murdered in Ecuador were Colombians involved in the murder
The six inmates killed this Friday in the Litoral Penitentiary, the largest prison in Ecuador, match the six Colombians accused of taking part in the assassination of Ecuador’s presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Persons Deprived of their Liberty (SNAI), the state body responsible for monitoring and managing prisons in […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that three Colombians are missing after a fire in Murcia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated on Tuesday that it has so far received reports of three compatriots who went missing during the fire in three nightclubs that took place in Murcia, Spain. “We deeply regret the tragedy at a nightclub in Murcia, Spain, which caused the deaths of several citizens. We extend our condolences […]
Two Colombians found dead in a hotel room in Spain
Agents from the National Police’s Homicide Group are investigating the causes of death of a 54-year-old woman and her 25-year-old son, whose bodies were found Friday, Sept. 1, in a hotel room in Valencia, Spain. It was learned that the victims of the heinous crime, committed on Les Corts Avenue, were Colombian citizens. According to […]
More than 912,000 Colombians left the country on a mid-year holiday
However, the main destinations that Colombians visited during that period were for reasons of tourism, events and business United States, Spain, Mexico, Panama And Dominican Republicaccounting for 71% of the total number of departures. However, those who reported the highest growth during this season, compared to the same months of 2022, were: United Kingdomwith an […]
This is how the Colombian extortion network works in El Salvador that exposed Bukele
El Salvador’s Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado on Monday pointed to the existence in the country of an alleged “criminal” organization made up of foreigners, mostly “Colombians”, dedicated to fraud and money laundering. He pointed out that 110 people have already been arrested, “most of them Colombians.” However, the prosecutor did not specify when the arrests […]
Influx of Colombians abroad increased by 4% in the first semester
Between January and June, 2,460,473 Colombians went abroad, representing a growth of 4% from the same period in 2022, when 2,368,755 were reported, the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (Anato) reported on the basis of of data from Migración Colombia. Only in June did the flow of Colombians abroad reach a 2% increase, […]