Colombia, criminal gangs increasing threat to public safety

Posted on February 27, 2011 • Filed under: Colombia, Crime, Social Issues

In 2010 there were more attacks on members of the community than FARC and the ELN combined. At 90, Jose Viloria thought he was above all the violence that struck Cordoba and failed to remove it from the farm in a village of Montelibano. I did not expect the new criminal groups.

On January 6, the same men who had killed his son Graciliano raided his ranch and shot him. The family’s mourning today in a suburb, a crowded house where six other displaced households. Read Article

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