Dutch Tourist Marlies Minke Genz Found Dead in Salento — Authorities Investigate
The death of 41-year-old Dutch tourist Marlies Minke Genz has become a mystery in Salento, Quindío, after she was found dead following nearly a week missing. Genz was last seen on May 25. According to authorities, she left her hostel around 1:00 p.m. that day to do a coffee farm tour at a finca about […]
The Last Drops: How Colombia Really Makes Its Money
Ask most foreigners how Colombia earns a living and you get some version of the same two words: coffee and cocaine. It is a tidy story, and it is mostly wrong. The real ledger of how dollars enter this country is stranger, more fragile, and far more interesting than the cliché, and right now it […]
Dutch national Alessandro Massimo Berkemeijer shot dead in rural Valledupar
A 32-year-old Dutch man was killed in a rural area of Valledupar on Sunday, May 24. Alessandro Massimo Berkemeijer, a Netherlands citizen living in Barranquilla where he worked buying and selling vehicles, had arrived in the Cesar capital on May 15. The attack took place in the vereda Las Casitas, a sparsely populated area with […]
German Citizen Kidnapped in Medellín After Being Lured by Women, Rescued After 36 Hours
A German was kidnapped for 36 hours in Medellín after hiring two women for sexual services near Parque Lleras. The young man had arrived in the city just three days earlier when he was approached by a minor who offered him drugs and later introduced him to the two women. The group went to a […]
U.S. Citizen Bryce Garrett Cleveland Arrested in Medellín Under Interpol Red Notice for Fraud
Authorities in Medellín have arrested U.S. citizen Bryce Garrett Cleveland, who was wanted by Interpol for multiple fraud-related crimes committed in the United States. The operation was carried out jointly by the National Police, Interpol Colombia, and Migración Colombia, according to Medellín’s Secretary of Security and Coexistence, Manuel Villa Mejía. Cleveland’s capture adds to a […]
Two U.S. Citizens Denied Entry to Medellín Within 24 Hours
Colombian immigration officers turned away two U.S. citizens at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro in less than a day — both cases tied to suspicions of sexual misconduct. The most recent case unfolded Wednesday morning when airport security raised an alert over a suitcase packed with dozens of sex-related items, including toys, lubricants, […]
American Citizen Michael J. Inofuentes Found Guilty of Child Sex Trafficking in Medellín
A U.S. citizen, Michael J. Inofuentes, has been found guilty by a federal jury in the United States of child sex trafficking and engaging in illicit sexual conduct abroad. Inofuentes, who was residing in Colombia, arranged meetings with a 15-year-old girl in Medellín, paying for repeated sexual encounters at local hotels. The verdict carries a […]
U.S. Citizen Stephen Paul Mueller Arrested in Medellín for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Contacted Victims Through Social Media
Colombian authorities have arrested Stephen Paul Mueller, a U.S. citizen accused of sexually exploiting minors in Medellín. Police allege Mueller contacted victims via social media, offering them money and accommodation in exchange for sexual encounters. According to the Metropolitan Police of Medellín, Mueller’s capture was carried out in cooperation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in […]
Medellín Mayor Celebrates Capture of U.S. Fugitive Wanted for Multi-Million-Dollar Heist
Authorities in Medellín have captured and expelled a U.S. fugitive wanted for a multi-million-dollar robbery in Las Vegas, marking another blow against international crime in the city. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was located in a hotel in the upscale neighborhood of El Poblado. His arrest was the result of a […]
German Fugitive Georg R. Deported from Colombia to Face Justice
Colombian migration authorities, working with German officials and Interpol, expelled a German citizen who was wanted under a Red Notice and accused of committing dozens of serious crimes. The fugitive, who had been on the run since August, was located in Colombia and deported to Germany, where he must answer for crimes dating back to […]