Alfie Pannell
@alfiepannell.bsky.social
Journalist in Colombia covering Latin America & Caribbean. Words in Al Jazeera, Reuters, NPR, Miami Herald.
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Breaking: the last international airlines flying to Venezuela have suspended routes to the country, days after United States President Donald Trump declared its airspace closed.
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Last foreign carriers halt flights to Venezuela after Trump’s airspace ban
Copa, Wingo, Satena, and Boliviana halt Venezuela flights, citing navigation signal issues and safety concerns.
www.aljazeera.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Breaking: the last international airlines flying to Venezuela have suspended routes to the country, days after United States President Donald Trump declared its airspace closed.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
“The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it.”
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, but definitely not Good Neighbour Policy (except maybe backing the odd dictator in Central America). The old playbook of U.S. intervention in LatAm is back.
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, but definitely not Good Neighbour Policy (except maybe backing the odd dictator in Central America). The old playbook of U.S. intervention in LatAm is back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it.”
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, but definitely not Good Neighbour Policy (except maybe backing the odd dictator in Central America). The old playbook of U.S. intervention in LatAm is back.
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, but definitely not Good Neighbour Policy (except maybe backing the odd dictator in Central America). The old playbook of U.S. intervention in LatAm is back.
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota closed down and requested additional security Tuesday due to concerns over Palestine protests.
But organizers of the peaceful protest said the U.S. response was an overreaction.
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But organizers of the peaceful protest said the U.S. response was an overreaction.
amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. Embassy in Colombia shuts doors, bolsters security amid pro-Palestinian protests
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota closed its doors and requested additional police protection Tuesday because of security concerns over pro-Palestine protests on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israe...
amp.miamiherald.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota closed down and requested additional security Tuesday due to concerns over Palestine protests.
But organizers of the peaceful protest said the U.S. response was an overreaction.
amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
But organizers of the peaceful protest said the U.S. response was an overreaction.
amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump's decaf decertification ends months of anxiety in #Colombia — where soaring #cocaine production has stoked fears of sweeping #U.S. sanctions — but deals a symbolic blow to a country that has historically been one of #Washington's closest allies in the region.
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For first time in decades, U.S. says Colombia is falling short in drug war
For the first time in decades, the U.S. has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner — a symbolic blow to one of Washington's closest allies in Latin America.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trump's decaf decertification ends months of anxiety in #Colombia — where soaring #cocaine production has stoked fears of sweeping #U.S. sanctions — but deals a symbolic blow to a country that has historically been one of #Washington's closest allies in the region.
www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...
Ethnic minorities in #Colombia are disproportionately affected by the country's internal conflict but have been historically marginalised from processes aimed at ending it.
As the #conflict mounts, they continue to demand a voice in negotiating #peace.
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As the #conflict mounts, they continue to demand a voice in negotiating #peace.
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In Colombia’s Chocó, neglected ethnic groups fight for a voice in building peace
Long-marginalised Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups are demanding a greater say in how their communities can find paths out of conflict.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Ethnic minorities in #Colombia are disproportionately affected by the country's internal conflict but have been historically marginalised from processes aimed at ending it.
As the #conflict mounts, they continue to demand a voice in negotiating #peace.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
As the #conflict mounts, they continue to demand a voice in negotiating #peace.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature...
Fantastic piece on the UK’s new “dissident right”: Tech bros with a disdain for women, immigrants, wokeism and, notably, the Tories.
I spent the day with Curtis Yarvin and the "dissident right" at a garden party in Surrey and wrote quite a few words about it.
My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
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My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
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Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right
[FREE TO READ] What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled
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August 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fantastic piece on the UK’s new “dissident right”: Tech bros with a disdain for women, immigrants, wokeism and, notably, the Tories.
Peruvian gov accuses Colombian airforce plane of violating its sovereignty amid a border dispute over Santa Rosa island in the Amazon.
Colombia's President Petro said yesterday he does not recognise Peru's sovereignty over the island, citing a 1922 treaty.
www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latino...
Colombia's President Petro said yesterday he does not recognise Peru's sovereignty over the island, citing a 1922 treaty.
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Perú acusa a Colombia de invadir su espacio aéreo con avión militar sobre la isla Santa Rosa, reclamada por el presidente Gustavo Petro
El Gobierno colombiano ya pidió disculpas, pero estas no satisfacen al Ejecutivo peruano, según el primer ministro Eduardo Arana.
www.eltiempo.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Peruvian gov accuses Colombian airforce plane of violating its sovereignty amid a border dispute over Santa Rosa island in the Amazon.
Colombia's President Petro said yesterday he does not recognise Peru's sovereignty over the island, citing a 1922 treaty.
www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latino...
Colombia's President Petro said yesterday he does not recognise Peru's sovereignty over the island, citing a 1922 treaty.
www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latino...
#Temu's affordability and convenience have propelled its rapid rise across #LatinAmerica, driving a region-wide transition towards e-commerce.
But small businesses are being forced to adapt or die as they struggle to compete with the #Chinese site.
My latest:
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But small businesses are being forced to adapt or die as they struggle to compete with the #Chinese site.
My latest:
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Small businesses struggle as China’s Temu spurs more Latin Americans to shop online
Since formally launching in Colombia last May, Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has taken the country by storm, usurping Amazon to become the second-most popular shopping site after Argentine giant Me...
www.straitstimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#Temu's affordability and convenience have propelled its rapid rise across #LatinAmerica, driving a region-wide transition towards e-commerce.
But small businesses are being forced to adapt or die as they struggle to compete with the #Chinese site.
My latest:
www.straitstimes.com/world/small-...
But small businesses are being forced to adapt or die as they struggle to compete with the #Chinese site.
My latest:
www.straitstimes.com/world/small-...
Senior #Republicans are rallying behind #Colombia's convicted ex-president Uribe.
latinamericareports.com/us-proposes-...
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US proposes 50% cuts to Colombia aid budget citing Uribe trial, government drug use - Latin America Reports
The United States House Committee on Appropriations proposed a 50% reduction in its 2026 non-military aid budget for Colombia in a report last week. The bill cited a host of factors in its decision, i...
latinamericareports.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Senior #Republicans are rallying behind #Colombia's convicted ex-president Uribe.
latinamericareports.com/us-proposes-...
latinamericareports.com/us-proposes-...
Child recruitment in Colombia increased 1000% from 2021-2024.
This is the story of two mothers whose sons, age 13 and 16, were abducted into Colombia’s violent internal conflict.
#Colombia #War #HumanRights #Noticias #News #Conflicto #LatinAmerica
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
This is the story of two mothers whose sons, age 13 and 16, were abducted into Colombia’s violent internal conflict.
#Colombia #War #HumanRights #Noticias #News #Conflicto #LatinAmerica
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
‘Never touched a gun’: Colombia fighters step up child soldier recruitment
As Colombia’s conflicts continue to escalate, criminal organisations rely on young soldiers to bolster ranks.
www.aljazeera.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Child recruitment in Colombia increased 1000% from 2021-2024.
This is the story of two mothers whose sons, age 13 and 16, were abducted into Colombia’s violent internal conflict.
#Colombia #War #HumanRights #Noticias #News #Conflicto #LatinAmerica
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
This is the story of two mothers whose sons, age 13 and 16, were abducted into Colombia’s violent internal conflict.
#Colombia #War #HumanRights #Noticias #News #Conflicto #LatinAmerica
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
The 15-year-old who shot Miguel Uribe was offered roughly USD $4800 to carry out the attack, according to local media.
The intellectual authors of the assassination attempt exploited a vulnerable child from an impoverished background to do their dirty work.
#Colombia #MiguelUribe #News #Noticias
The intellectual authors of the assassination attempt exploited a vulnerable child from an impoverished background to do their dirty work.
#Colombia #MiguelUribe #News #Noticias
June 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The 15-year-old who shot Miguel Uribe was offered roughly USD $4800 to carry out the attack, according to local media.
The intellectual authors of the assassination attempt exploited a vulnerable child from an impoverished background to do their dirty work.
#Colombia #MiguelUribe #News #Noticias
The intellectual authors of the assassination attempt exploited a vulnerable child from an impoverished background to do their dirty work.
#Colombia #MiguelUribe #News #Noticias
“Essentially what we have tonight is a return to a very dark era of politics in Colombia when violence was used as a political tool at the highest level of elections,"
@dickinsonbeth.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @latam.crisisgroup.org
My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...
@dickinsonbeth.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @latam.crisisgroup.org
My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...
Colombian Presidential hopeful shot at Bogotá rally
A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security ...
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June 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“Essentially what we have tonight is a return to a very dark era of politics in Colombia when violence was used as a political tool at the highest level of elections,"
@dickinsonbeth.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @latam.crisisgroup.org
My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...
@dickinsonbeth.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @latam.crisisgroup.org
My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2025/06/08/n...
Assassination attempt against Colombian presidential hopeful and Senator Miguel Uribe. Uribe’s mother, Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar.
#Colombia #news #elections
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#Colombia #news #elections
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Atención: Miguel Uribe Turbay fue víctima de un atentado en Bogotá
El senador y precandidato presidencial recibió un disparo en Fontibón.
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June 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Assassination attempt against Colombian presidential hopeful and Senator Miguel Uribe. Uribe’s mother, Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 after being kidnapped by Pablo Escobar.
#Colombia #news #elections
www.eltiempo.com/politica/par...
#Colombia #news #elections
www.eltiempo.com/politica/par...
My latest for @aljazeera.com:
Guatemala's Public Prosecutor yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of #Colombia's Attorney General and its ex-Defense Minister.
Colombian President #Petro responded saying #Guatemala's judiciary answers to narco-traffickers.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Guatemala's Public Prosecutor yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of #Colombia's Attorney General and its ex-Defense Minister.
Colombian President #Petro responded saying #Guatemala's judiciary answers to narco-traffickers.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Colombia rejects Guatemalan court’s arrest warrants for top officials
Colombia says that the action by Guatemalan Prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche is part of a politically motivated campaign.
www.aljazeera.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My latest for @aljazeera.com:
Guatemala's Public Prosecutor yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of #Colombia's Attorney General and its ex-Defense Minister.
Colombian President #Petro responded saying #Guatemala's judiciary answers to narco-traffickers.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Guatemala's Public Prosecutor yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of #Colombia's Attorney General and its ex-Defense Minister.
Colombian President #Petro responded saying #Guatemala's judiciary answers to narco-traffickers.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
My latest for @miamiherald.com:
“The move by Colombia, traditionally one of Washington’s strongest regional allies, is the latest indication of Beijing’s growing challenge to U.S. influence in Latin America”
#colombia #trump #petro #china #beltandroad #usa
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“The move by Colombia, traditionally one of Washington’s strongest regional allies, is the latest indication of Beijing’s growing challenge to U.S. influence in Latin America”
#colombia #trump #petro #china #beltandroad #usa
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Colombia joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative amid tensions with Trump
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has formalized his country’s entry into China’s Belt and Road Initiative, or New Silk Road, a sprawling geoeconomic development project that already includes over 140...
www.miamiherald.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My latest for @miamiherald.com:
“The move by Colombia, traditionally one of Washington’s strongest regional allies, is the latest indication of Beijing’s growing challenge to U.S. influence in Latin America”
#colombia #trump #petro #china #beltandroad #usa
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
“The move by Colombia, traditionally one of Washington’s strongest regional allies, is the latest indication of Beijing’s growing challenge to U.S. influence in Latin America”
#colombia #trump #petro #china #beltandroad #usa
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
My latest for @miamiherald.com.
“This institution is compelled by the memory of our murdered comrades to continue confronting any expression of crime" - Director of Colombian National Police.
#Colombia #Escobar #Police #Crime #Policia
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“This institution is compelled by the memory of our murdered comrades to continue confronting any expression of crime" - Director of Colombian National Police.
#Colombia #Escobar #Police #Crime #Policia
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Wave of police killings in Colombia copies drug lord Pablo Escobar’s terror tactics
Nineteen police officers and 12 soldiers have been killed by armed groups in Colombia since April 15, in what President Gustavo Petro has called a “plan pistola” – a tactic popularized by notorious dr...
www.miamiherald.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My latest for @miamiherald.com.
“This institution is compelled by the memory of our murdered comrades to continue confronting any expression of crime" - Director of Colombian National Police.
#Colombia #Escobar #Police #Crime #Policia
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
“This institution is compelled by the memory of our murdered comrades to continue confronting any expression of crime" - Director of Colombian National Police.
#Colombia #Escobar #Police #Crime #Policia
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
My latest piece on how #Trump's exaggeration of the Tren de Aragua threat in order to justify anti-immigration policies, criticise opponents and vilify #Venezuelan migrants is not a new strategy; for years, Latin American politicians have done the same.
www.latintimes.com/trumps-tren-...
www.latintimes.com/trumps-tren-...
Trump's Tren de Aragua Crackdown Takes a Leaf Out Of South America's Political Playbook
South American countries have used the Tren de Aragua as a political tool to criticize urban insecurity, stigmatize Venezuelan migrants, and justify anti-immigration policies.
www.latintimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My latest piece on how #Trump's exaggeration of the Tren de Aragua threat in order to justify anti-immigration policies, criticise opponents and vilify #Venezuelan migrants is not a new strategy; for years, Latin American politicians have done the same.
www.latintimes.com/trumps-tren-...
www.latintimes.com/trumps-tren-...
My first piece for NPR, on the unsettling alliance between #Trump and #Bukele, an autocrat who has overseen some of Latin America's worst human rights violations in recent years and in doing so attracted the admiration of #MAGA Republicans.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador's supermax prison for deported migrants.
The 'world's coolest dictator' heads to the White House
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador's supermax prison for deported migrants.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Colombia's President has repeatedly claimed Mexican cartels are behind the country's conflict. But experts @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social of @latam.crisisgroup.org and Henry Shuldiner of InsightCrime dispute this.
#Mexico #Cartel #Colombia #Petro #News #Drugs
www.latintimes.com/are-mexican-...
#Mexico #Cartel #Colombia #Petro #News #Drugs
www.latintimes.com/are-mexican-...
Are Mexican Cartels Behind Violence in Colombia's Conflict Zone?
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has repeatedly claimed Mexican cartels are behind violence in the country's conflict zone, but that's not accurate, experts say
www.latintimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Colombia's President has repeatedly claimed Mexican cartels are behind the country's conflict. But experts @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social of @latam.crisisgroup.org and Henry Shuldiner of InsightCrime dispute this.
#Mexico #Cartel #Colombia #Petro #News #Drugs
www.latintimes.com/are-mexican-...
#Mexico #Cartel #Colombia #Petro #News #Drugs
www.latintimes.com/are-mexican-...
Video from yesterday’s march in Bogotá in support of Gustavo Petro and his labour reform.
#Petro #GustavoPetro #Reformalaboral #colombia #pactohistorico #news #protest #Bogota
#Petro #GustavoPetro #Reformalaboral #colombia #pactohistorico #news #protest #Bogota
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Video from yesterday’s march in Bogotá in support of Gustavo Petro and his labour reform.
#Petro #GustavoPetro #Reformalaboral #colombia #pactohistorico #news #protest #Bogota
#Petro #GustavoPetro #Reformalaboral #colombia #pactohistorico #news #protest #Bogota
My latest for @reuters.com: in his address to Congress, #DonaldTrump scoffed at #USAID programmes funding "Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America."
But in #Colombia (which is in South America) these programmes can be the difference between life and death.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
But in #Colombia (which is in South America) these programmes can be the difference between life and death.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
USAID suspension shutters Colombia programs, endangering FARC peace deal
The global suspension of USAID funding is shuttering peace and anti-gang programs in Colombia's most impoverished places, endangering implementation of the country's 2016 peace deal with leftist FARC rebels, according to officials, people working with the agency and beneficiaries.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My latest for @reuters.com: in his address to Congress, #DonaldTrump scoffed at #USAID programmes funding "Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America."
But in #Colombia (which is in South America) these programmes can be the difference between life and death.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
But in #Colombia (which is in South America) these programmes can be the difference between life and death.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Decent turnout in Bogotá for the march in favour of Gustavo Petro and his labour reforms. One source tells me they were instructed by their employer to attend, but many are clearly there of their own volition.
#Colombia #Petro #NoticiasColombia
#Colombia #Petro #NoticiasColombia
March 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Decent turnout in Bogotá for the march in favour of Gustavo Petro and his labour reforms. One source tells me they were instructed by their employer to attend, but many are clearly there of their own volition.
#Colombia #Petro #NoticiasColombia
#Colombia #Petro #NoticiasColombia
Our visit to La Escombrera, a landfill in Medellin believed to be the site of Colombia’s largest mass grave.
Pictures by Jonathan Nassif.
Link to article in bio.
#colombia #news #medellin #comuna13 #operationorion #conflict #conflictoarmado
Pictures by Jonathan Nassif.
Link to article in bio.
#colombia #news #medellin #comuna13 #operationorion #conflict #conflictoarmado
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Our visit to La Escombrera, a landfill in Medellin believed to be the site of Colombia’s largest mass grave.
Pictures by Jonathan Nassif.
Link to article in bio.
#colombia #news #medellin #comuna13 #operationorion #conflict #conflictoarmado
Pictures by Jonathan Nassif.
Link to article in bio.
#colombia #news #medellin #comuna13 #operationorion #conflict #conflictoarmado
The situation now in Tibú, Colombia: sources inside tell me that the army is bombarding ELN and FARC dissident guerrilla forces, who are pinned down. Residents in the urban sector have been told to shelter in place and fear clashes will reach them.
#colombia #catatumbo #tibu #ELN #FARC
#colombia #catatumbo #tibu #ELN #FARC
March 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The situation now in Tibú, Colombia: sources inside tell me that the army is bombarding ELN and FARC dissident guerrilla forces, who are pinned down. Residents in the urban sector have been told to shelter in place and fear clashes will reach them.
#colombia #catatumbo #tibu #ELN #FARC
#colombia #catatumbo #tibu #ELN #FARC
My latest from Quibdó, in Colombia's Pacific region.
#Quibdo #Chocó #Colombia #Crime #Gangs #Petro #News #Crimen #NoticiasColombia
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#Quibdo #Chocó #Colombia #Crime #Gangs #Petro #News #Crimen #NoticiasColombia
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A gang truce in Colombia’s poorest city drastically cut homicide rates, but can it hold? - Latin America Reports
Quibdó, Colombia – A truce signed between three gangs in December reduced homicide rates in Quibdó, the capital of Colombia’s impoverished Chocó region, by 56%, said authorities. Government officials...
latinamericareports.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My latest from Quibdó, in Colombia's Pacific region.
#Quibdo #Chocó #Colombia #Crime #Gangs #Petro #News #Crimen #NoticiasColombia
latinamericareports.com/a-gang-truce...
#Quibdo #Chocó #Colombia #Crime #Gangs #Petro #News #Crimen #NoticiasColombia
latinamericareports.com/a-gang-truce...