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- Two men sentenced to 37 years for killing of student in Barrios Unidos, Bogotá
- Alias 'Moncayo' sought for double homicide in Bogotá: victims confused
- Alias 'Moncayo' sought for double murder of businessman and bodyguard in Chapinero
- Two sentenced to 37 years for aggravated homicide of Andes student in Bogotá
- Two convicted of 37-year sentences for killing Los Andes student in Bogotá
- Man captured in canoe after jumping into Sinú River to flee police in Montería
- Justice Ministry demands investigation into murder of Uribe Turbay be expanded
- Army Captain detained in Bogotá for espionage and links to dissident factions
- Alias 'Moncayo', the most wanted man for the double homicide in Chapinero, Bogotá
- 64 arrested for homicide in Bogotá: double murder over a cap and alias Mueco captured
- Hitman in double homicide in Chapinero identified; 64 arrested in Bogotá
- 64 arrested for homicide in Bogotá: hitmen, femicide perpetrators and the alias 'El Gordo'
- Most-wanted hitman in Bogotá for double murder in Chapinero remains at large
- Blow to Los Pachenca in Santa Marta: 27 rifles and grenade launcher seized
- Capture of alias 'Eliécer', Clan del Golfo leader in Antioquia's Urabá region
- Two arrested with marijuana and cocaine in Arjona, Bolívar
- Man arrested with 350 grams of marijuana near schools in Cúcuta
- Escape of three detainees in El Bagre, Antioquia: two remain at large after cutting bars
- Three detained following dismantling of "Los Catalanes" in Calarcá, Quindío
- Prosecution traces $5 billion and meetings in Venezuela in Miguel Uribe Turbay murder
- Colombian police dismissed 1,751 officers for corruption between 2022 and 2026
- Six charged over $14 billion tourism fraud scheme in Medellín affecting over 1,000 victims
- 16.7 million dollar bank fraud in Dubai: Israeli arrested in Bogota
- Drone attack on police station in Teruel, Huila: one officer injured
- Lawyer for Marcos Calarcá denies links to Uribe Turbay assassination
- Anti-Narcotics Police seize 45 kg of cocaine at Santa Marta Port
- Ombudsman meets with family of Donovan Balanta, killed in police custody in Bogotá
- Sentenced to 17 years for killing of student at TransMilenio Minuto de Dios station, Bogotá
- Widow of Miguel Uribe Turbay names 'Marcos Calarcá' as alleged instigator of assassination
- Alias 'Chorizo' surrenders to SIJÍN in Ibagué after fleeing across rooftops in Combeima neighbourhood
- Police recover stolen vehicle in Bosa with GPS and 'padlock plan'; one arrested
- Car thief with eight criminal cases arrested in south Bogotá
- Peace Patrol Officer from Ariporo Dies in Attack by Front 57 in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca
- Bogotá court orders Carlos Carrillo to retract allegations against former senator Trujillo
- Convicted to 17 years for murder of student Fredy Guzmán on Transmilenio, Bogotá
- JEP charges ten former FARC guerrillas with crimes against indigenous peoples in Colombia
- Bogotá Superior Court acquits Alfonso Hilsaca Eljadue: Prosecution failed to prove any offence
- Triple murder in El Paujil brings Colombia to 98 massacres in 2026
- Man jumps into Fucha River to flee after $60 million robbery of elderly citizen in Bogotá
- Triple homicide in El Paujíl brings total to 98 massacres in Colombia during 2026
- Colombian Navy seizes 1.6 tonnes of drugs in Pacific following vessel sinking
- Cúcuta: Police releases list of 18 most wanted for homicides and drug trafficking
- Supreme Court upholds 28-year sentence against Santiago Uribe Vélez in Los 12 Apóstoles case
- Nightclub security guard murdered in Engativá after receiving extortion leaflet from Los Satanás
- 430 arrested in Bogotá in one week: theft gangs and drug trafficking networks dismantled
- Authorities seize 30 kilograms of cocaine at Bogotá's El Dorado airport, valued at $259 million
- Murder of Colombia's best mule packer: the fine and false meeting that preceded it
- Security guard killed in Engativá: extortion by 'Los Satanás' and threatening pamphlet
- Suspected robber captured in Fucha River after stealing 60 million pesos from elderly man in Bogotá
- 'Los Satanás' gang resumes attacks in Bogotá with contract killings, leaflets and orders from prison
- Stolen motorcycle recovered in Bogotá: GPS and neighbours key to capturing thief
- Two arrested for motorcycle snatching in Engativá; illegal firearm found
- Security guard killed in Engativá: investigation into link with 'Los Satanás' extortions at nightclub
- Armed attack on Pan-American Highway kills one police officer and wounds seven in Cauca
- Nightclub security guard in Engativá murdered in apparent revenge by 'Los Satanás'
- Cundinamarca Court orders six entities to halt online Soat insurance fraud
- Bogotá High Court criticises Prosecutor's investigation in Hilsaca Eljadue case
- Police officer injured with sharp weapon while intervening in family dispute in Bogotá
- Alias Kleiver captured following discovery of ELN flag and cylinders in Barranquilla and Soledad
- Explosive device attack in Popayán wounds two police officers; $20 million reward offered