Medellin’s “Oficina de Envigado” has reiterated its offer to demobilize the crime syndicate that has controlled the city’s underworld since Pablo Escobar. In an interview with Mexican weekly Proceso, La…
Authorities in northern Colombia arrested “Pichi,” an alleged boss of the Oficina de Envigado, the group once formed as Pablo Escobar enforcer army. “Pichi,” whose real name is Juan Carlos…
Authorities are investigating Medellin’s police department after the prosecution found out that cops were allegedly carrying out kidnapping and extortion activities. The investigation that so far has led to the…
Updated crime and security statistics for Medellin, Colombia, including data on homicide, armed robbery and extortion.
Medellin, Colombia second largest city, in 2017 contributed 13.9% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) together with the surrounding Antioquia province.
“Tom,” an alleged leader of the “Oficina de Envigado,” told authorities that he wants to help dismantle the powerful Medellin crime syndicate that has been around since Pablo Escobar. According…
Homicides in Medellin are up more than 30%, but that doesn’t seem to hurt the approval rating of the city’s mayor. So far this year, more than 332 people were murdered,…
Medellin will likely have to cut expenses to mitigate the consequences of energy company EPM’s struggle to deliver a $4 billion hydroelectric dam, according to the city’s finance secretary. The…
Prosecution officials have arrested the former assassins chief of late drug lord Pablo Escobar, the mayor of Medellin announced Friday. John Jairo Velasquez, a.k.a. “Popeye” was arrested in Colombia’s second…