Police heighten security after FARC attacks
Police reportedly reinforced police stations and security across the country Wednesday in preparation for more possible FARC attacks. Following a series of recent attacks leaving 14 policemen dead in the…
Police reportedly reinforced police stations and security across the country Wednesday in preparation for more possible FARC attacks. Following a series of recent attacks leaving 14 policemen dead in the…
Authorities on Tuesday night confirmed that the death of Bogota policeman Jairo Diaz was accidental, amid concerns that he may have been killed by members of a Colombian gang. The…
The picture of a Bogota police van seemingly participating in an illegal street race was leaked to local television outlets. A bystander managed to snap the picture showing a police…
Colombia’s homicide rate in 2012 has struck its lowest level in 27 years, according to the National Police on Monday. “We closed the year with 14,670 homicides in 2012,” said…
Police in central Colombia have rescued a businessman held by “organized crime group” for 55 days, local media reported Monday. The victim was kidnapped on November 4 in Topaipi, Cundinamarca…
Colombia is a safer place to live than a year ago, according to Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos. During a speech given to the Metropolitan Police of Popayan, in the…
Police in Cartagena have seized 1.5 tons of cocaine in a container that was to be shipped to Honduras, en route to the US, local media sources reported Monday. El…
An NGO has recorded everyone hit by “stray bullets” in Medellin, Colombia in 2012. A total of 39 people were shot unintentionally, with 20 people killed outright by bullets not fired…
National police have seized 94 tons of drugs in 2012, the largest amount seized in the nation’s history, said President Juan Manuel Santos Friday. “Police this year have seized…