Oliver Lawson
@oliverlawson.bsky.social
Researching economics, small-scale conflict, and organised crime. Sometimes at the same time. My masters thesis (LSE) covered FARC dissident responses to COVID.
Check out oliverlawson.com for my Colombia drug seizures database
Check out oliverlawson.com for my Colombia drug seizures database
(1/5) People in Tunja woke up to find a mortar in the street.
As dawn broke on Saturday, residents in the Curubal neighbourhood of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá, discovered a blue pickup truck retrofitted with a platform for launching mortars.
As dawn broke on Saturday, residents in the Curubal neighbourhood of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá, discovered a blue pickup truck retrofitted with a platform for launching mortars.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
(1/5) People in Tunja woke up to find a mortar in the street.
As dawn broke on Saturday, residents in the Curubal neighbourhood of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá, discovered a blue pickup truck retrofitted with a platform for launching mortars.
As dawn broke on Saturday, residents in the Curubal neighbourhood of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá, discovered a blue pickup truck retrofitted with a platform for launching mortars.
(1/4) Yet another drone attack in Colombia.
On Friday, a police station in Jamundí (Valle del Cauca), was attacked by a drone loaded with explosives.
On Friday, a police station in Jamundí (Valle del Cauca), was attacked by a drone loaded with explosives.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
(1/4) Yet another drone attack in Colombia.
On Friday, a police station in Jamundí (Valle del Cauca), was attacked by a drone loaded with explosives.
On Friday, a police station in Jamundí (Valle del Cauca), was attacked by a drone loaded with explosives.
(1/5) The Colombian Navy seized nearly 2.8 tons of cocaine on a boat near Buenaventura destined for Central America, valued at 133 million USD (where, idk).
Just a few weeks ago, public forces had seized 2.9 tons of cocaine in a mega operation that hit 35 locations in the port city in the same day.
Just a few weeks ago, public forces had seized 2.9 tons of cocaine in a mega operation that hit 35 locations in the port city in the same day.
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
(1/5) The Colombian Navy seized nearly 2.8 tons of cocaine on a boat near Buenaventura destined for Central America, valued at 133 million USD (where, idk).
Just a few weeks ago, public forces had seized 2.9 tons of cocaine in a mega operation that hit 35 locations in the port city in the same day.
Just a few weeks ago, public forces had seized 2.9 tons of cocaine in a mega operation that hit 35 locations in the port city in the same day.
(1/5) FARC dissidents injured six people in a drone attack in El Plateado, Cauca, today, five of them children. Drone attacks are a tragically common story in Cauca.
El Espectador attributes the attack to the Carlos Patiño FARC dissident front.
Below is a map of the group's clashes and arrests.
El Espectador attributes the attack to the Carlos Patiño FARC dissident front.
Below is a map of the group's clashes and arrests.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
(1/5) FARC dissidents injured six people in a drone attack in El Plateado, Cauca, today, five of them children. Drone attacks are a tragically common story in Cauca.
El Espectador attributes the attack to the Carlos Patiño FARC dissident front.
Below is a map of the group's clashes and arrests.
El Espectador attributes the attack to the Carlos Patiño FARC dissident front.
Below is a map of the group's clashes and arrests.