Dismembered body of top London scientist discovered in suitcase 8,000 miles away
He was last seen on Friday The body of a London scientist has been found dismembered in a suitcase in Colombia. Alessandro Coatti, who worked for the Royal Society of Biology was found dumped in a stream in Santa Marta. The 42-year-old’s head, hands and feet were all found inside the suitcase by a group […]
1 year ago
Man arrested after attempting to smuggle £8,000 of cocaine through airport under his wig
Talk about a bad hair day! A man in Colombia has been arrested after attempting to sneak £8,000 of cocaine through airport security which he concealed under his wig. The man, 40, was set to fly to Amsterdam from Cartagena when an X-ray scanner flagged him for something suspicious. After being pulled aside, airport security […]
1 year ago
Colombian president Gustavo Petro says cocaine is ‘no worse than whiskey’
The country’s leader made the controversial remarks at a chaotic televised cabinet meeting. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has claimed that “cocaine is no worse than whisky” following a surge in production of coca in his country. The 64-year-old made the contentious remark during a televised cabinet meeting. He told those in attendance that cocaine — […]
1 year ago
Four children missing following Colombian plane crash found alive after 40 days
By Steve Hopkins It has been described as a remarkable ‘example of survival’ that will ‘remain in history’. Four children have been found alive five weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed in the Colombian jungle. The kids, siblings aged 13, nine, four, and 11 months, were rescued by the Colombian military not […]
3 years ago
After a decade on the run, Colombia’s most wanted drug lord is finally captured
500 soldiers and 22 helicopters were involved in the operation. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, Colombia’s most wanted drug lord and leader of the country’s largest criminal gang, has been captured. Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was captured after a huge operation by the army, air force and police on Saturday, with the news of his capture […]
4 years ago
Scientists say Pablo Escobar’s hippos must be culled as population surges
Escobar illegally imported the hippos for his private zoo. Scientists have warned that the offspring of hippos illegally imported to Colombia by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar must be culled to avert a biodiversity disaster. Escobar established his own private zoo at his mansion as he built the world’s largest cocaine empire during the late […]
5 years ago