Officials in Colombia have reportedly released a crime boss from prison by mistake due to a bureaucratic oversight. Photo shows Angel Martinez Quiroz, undated. He was arrested in the largest anti-drug operation in Italy in which 4.3 tonnes of cocaine were seized and released from prison by mistake. (Newsflash) Drug…
A feared Ecuadorian drug lord often filmed living the high life on his ranch in Colombia has been found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. https://vimeo.com/828987311?share=copy The police believe that his own bodyguard killed him so that he could steal cash from him. The dead body of Junior…
Colombia's top police chief has told how he has used exorcism and other religious rituals to defeat the crime-ridden country's drug lords. Photo shows Henry Sanabria, undated. Henry Sanabria, Colombias chief of police, said he and other officers have used exorcism and prayer to tackle crime and the countrys most…
One of the world's most wanted drug lords dubbed the Cat for his wily evasion of justice has been seized by police in Colombia. Wilder Emilio Sanchez Farfan, alias Gato Farfan second from the right) poses with police, in undated photo. He was arrested in Pasto, Colombia, it was reported…
Animal welfare officials in Colombia have begun giving pigeons vasectomies as a humane way to keep numbers down in the capital Bogota. A veterinarian performs a sterilization surgery on a pigeon, in Bogota, Colombia, in November, 2022. The minimally invasive laparoscopy procedures were developed by the District Institute for Animal…
