Read more about the article Over 300 Wildfires Batter Colombia As Criminal Groups Deforest Land For Illicit Crops
The forest fires that affect the south of Colombia have already destroyed more than 86,000 hectares of forest. (Newsflash)
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Over 300 Wildfires Batter Colombia As Criminal Groups Deforest Land For Illicit Crops

Over 300 wildfires - mostly started by criminal groups to clear land for illicit crops – have devastated over 86,000 hectares of forestland in Colombia. The Colombian government has declared a national emergency after 142 municipalities, mainly in the southern department of Amazonas, have been affected by the blazes. Following…

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February 10, 2022
Read more about the article Young And Pretty Mum Of Four Found Half-Naked And Beaten To Death With Sticks And Stones In Colombia
Kelly Johana Tamayo Borquez, who was found half-naked and dead, with signs of violence, in a wooded area of Buga, Valle del Cauca. (Newsflash)
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Young And Pretty Mum Of Four Found Half-Naked And Beaten To Death With Sticks And Stones In Colombia

This young and pretty mum of four has been found half-naked and beaten to death with sticks and stones in Colombia. The incident took place in the El Vergel Biohealth Park in the city of Buga, which is located in the Valle del Cauca Department in south-western Colombia, where the…

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February 3, 2022
Read more about the article Bolivian Pablo Escobar Busted In Colombia In DEA Operation Set To Be Extradited To US
Omar Rojas Echeverria known as the Bolivian Pablo Escobar, will be extradited to the United States after being detained in Colombia. (Policia Nacional de Colombia/Newsflash)
Crime

Bolivian Pablo Escobar Busted In Colombia In DEA Operation Set To Be Extradited To US

A former cop considered one of the most powerful cocaine overlords in Latin America and dubbed the Bolivian Pablo Escobar who was busted in a DEA operation in Colombia is set to be extradited to the US. Omar Rojas Echeverria is set to be extradited to the United States to…

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January 12, 2022
Read more about the article Woman, 51, Dies By Euthanasia In Colombia After Hard Fought Legal Battle
Martha Sepulveda, a 51-year-old woman, who has suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for almost three years will be the first patient with a non-terminal illness to undergo euthanasia in Colombia, on 10th October. (Newsflash)
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Woman, 51, Dies By Euthanasia In Colombia After Hard Fought Legal Battle

A 51-year-old woman has died by euthanasia after a legal battle to exercise the right to die in Catholic-majority Colombia. Martha Sepulveda died on 8th January by euthanasia after suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the Instituto Colombiano del Dolor (Incodol) in the Colombian city of Medellin. Her death…

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January 11, 2022
Read more about the article Colombia Extradites One Of Worlds Most Wanted Criminals Known As The Dominican Pablo Escobar To USA
Cesar Emilio Peralta, known as 'El Abusador', pictured during his arrest in December 2019, an alleged Dominican drug trafficker wanted in 194 countries, was extradited to Puerto Rico from Colombia, on 22nd December. (Newsflash)
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Colombia Extradites One Of Worlds Most Wanted Criminals Known As The Dominican Pablo Escobar To USA

Colombia has extradited one of the world's most wanted criminals, who is known as the 'Dominican Pablo Escobar', to the United States of America, where he is to face trial. Cesar Emilio Peralta, aka 'El Abusador' ('The Abuser'), also known as the 'Dominican Pablo Escobar', was wanted in 194 countries…

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December 28, 2021