By: Insight Crime February 27, 2024 A recent case, together with several past investigations, shows how the music and events industry is being used by organized crime groups to launder…
Category: COLOMBIA
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Political Situation in Colombia
February 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) demands that attempts by different political actors to damage the democratic process in Colombia be abandoned and…
Colombia Struggles to Tackle Prison-Based Extortion
By: Insight Crime January 23, 2024 Colombian authorities are struggling to disrupt extortion schemes run by imprisoned Venezuelan gang members, mounting a series of recent arrests but failing to prevent…
Smuggled Migrants Face Deadly Waters in San Andrés, Colombia
January 23, 2024 On December 17, 2022, José Gregorio Roa lost track of his wife and daughter, who had set out on a boat from the island of San Andrés,…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Colombia Calls for Calm in Post-Electoral Stage
November 3, 2023 The Electoral Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Colombia observes with concern the increase in tension in the final vote counting phase in some…
OAS deploys Electoral Observation Mission for Colombia local elections
October 27, 2023 The Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) for the 2023 elections of local authorities in Colombia began its activities in the country today. The…
The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Colombia’s Ambitious New Drug Policy
Insight Crime September 19, 2023 The Colombian government’s new drug policy aims to radically shift the country’s approach to the fight against drugs. But given a seemingly unstoppable increase in…
Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia
By: Insight Crime September 15, 2023 Henry Holguín looked out from the empty second-floor balcony of a small restaurant in La Bayadera, a busy industrial neighborhood in the city of…
Colombian Mayors at a Crossroads: Co-Govern With Criminals or Flee
By: Insight Crime September 5, 2023 On the morning of June 4, 2023, during a town celebration in La Playa de Belén in northwestern Colombia, armed men burst into the…
Kidnappings Surge in Colombia Amid ELN Peace Negotiations
July 25, 2023 Kidnappings are rising across Colombia, despite President Gustavo Petro’s administration gearing up for peace negotiations with the country’s last remaining guerrilla group. Across the country, kidnappings increased…
Death of Iván Márquez Simplifies Colombia Peace Negotiations
By: Insight Crime July 18, 2023 Iván Márquez, former guerrilla commander, has reportedly died in Venezuela, with his death likely having far-reaching consequences for Colombia’s “Total Peace” negotiations. Multiple media…
La Pista: Venezuelans Find Refuge in Colombian Desert
June 6, 2023 Maria leans on a wooden plank outside her shelter — a collection of corrugated metal, errant bricks, and plastic tarps salvaged from the ruins of an international…