All news on the topic: Colombia

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British student arrested in Colombia airport after ’trying to smuggle cocaine disguised as milk’
The 25-year-old British student has been detained in Colombia and forced to pose in front an illegal haul after reportedly attempting to smuggle cocaine disguised as milk out of the country
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Dad-of-three stung to death by swarm of bees that invaded his car
Michel Villa Moya was driving on a motorway in Colombia when an angry swarm of bees got into the car, causing him to crash before he later died having reportedly suffered an allergic reaction to the venom
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'Cartel thugs forced me to act with their prostitutes and they were best at it'
While filming on location in some of the dodgier neighbourhoods in Medellin, where drug lord Pablo Escobar built up his empire in the 80s and 90s, local thugs approached the director and offered their protection if he would cast local prostitutes in the movie
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Explosion heard at Contecar factory as flames and black smoke fills sky
The workers had to flee the warehouse following the explosion in Cartagena, Colombia, as witnesses described seeing thick black smoke rising into the air for many miles around
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Mum 'tortured and killed son in sacrifice to find secret tomb of hidden gold'
Six-year-old Maximiliano Tabares was tortured and killed by his mother and stepfather in Colombia, after his mother thought the satanic sacrifice would lead her to finding a tomb of gold. She is now facing life in prison
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Heart-stopping video shows panic inside tourist helicopter before crash
A helicopter crashed into the side of a skyscraper in Medellin on Monday, with a new video released showing the passengers panicking and making their final phone calls - before miraculously surviving the accident
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Young woman, 19, dies in ICU just three weeks after bum lift procedure
Yisela Torres Apresa was admitted to a clinic on January 13 after experiencing health problems and complications began after a filler was injected into her buttocks
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Disturbing true story of narco Griselda who murdered husbands and '2,000 more'
Who was Griselda Blanco and what happened to her? Dubbed the 'cocaine godmother', the mother-of-four ruled Miami's drug empire for decades before she was assassinated in the street
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Woman arrested for wildlife trafficking as 130 poisonous frogs found in luggage
An unnamed woman has been charged with wildlife trafficking after police discovered 130 poisonous frogs hidden inside film cannisters found in her bags at El Dorado Airport
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Man stages robbery that sees girlfriend held at gunpoint - before he proposes
In the clip, a vehicle is seen approaching a T-junction in broad daylight, but as it slows down two men on a motorbike block the path, yelling at the occupants to "get out" in Cali, Colombia
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Tragedy as Colombia mudslide kills 33 people with dozens more left injured
A mudslide covered a highway on a busy road in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibo and Medellin in western Colombia. Officials said at least 33 people were killed
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Rollercoaster breaks down leaving thrill-seekers stranded on backs 100ft in air
A group of seven thrill-seekers, six adults and a child, were left hanging for around half-an-hour after the ride stopped while going up a steep incline at the Parque del Café, in Montenegro, west of Bogota, Colombia, on January 3
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Daughter recalls how mum raised by monkeys swung from trees on school pickup
Vanessa Forero had a unique upbringing thanks to her mum Marina Chapman's harrowing childhood - where she claims she was abducted and left to live in the jungle with monkeys
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Wild life of woman raised by monkeys who didn't speak and walked on all fours
Marina Chapman grew up with only monkeys as companions and learnt to fend for herself by copying their survival skills, from nabbing bananas to sleeping in holes in trees
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'My mum was raised by monkeys - now I've quit life in city to live in jungle'
Vanessa Forero's mum Marina Chapman had a bizarre and harrowing upbringing after being kidnapped, sold to trafficking gangs and abandoned in a Colombian rainforest where she claims to have been raised by monkeys
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Moment ‘drunk’ passenger brawls with cops as they drag him off busy flight
The man behind the punch-up has been widely reported as a US-based Polish national on the Spirit Airlines flight from the Colombian city of Barranquilla to Miami, Florida yesterday afternoon
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Kidnapped comedian posts pics with girlfriends before he's lured to his death
The death of activist and comedian Tou Ger Xiong has left his community in Minnesota reeling. He was warned about the rise of kidnappings in Colombia but didn't think it would happen to him
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I spent £140k to lengthen my legs in most painful treatment ever to be taller
Yeferson Cossio was for a long time insecure about his 5 foot 8 height - despite it being one inch above the average in his home of Colombia. The 29-year-old splashed nearly £150,000 to address it…
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Girl, 10, dies after ‘contracting brain-eating bug from swimming pool’
The death of a young girl who contracted a rare disease after becoming infected with a bug that eats brain tissue while on holiday has left her family devastated
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Body of 'world's worst serial killer' who raped 400 minors stuck in morgue
The body of Luis Alfredo Garavito, a twisted Colombian paedophile known as "The Beast", was left languishing on a mortician's slab for almost 40 days after his death on October 12
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Dog's heartbreaking loyalty at owner's funeral as he 'tries to jump into coffin'
Orion's owner was murdered after being shot in the head by thieves - and in a heartbreaking moment after the funeral, the bulldog began jumping up at the coffin, leaving family members stunned
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Luis Diaz travels to Liverpool match as mission to rescue kidnapped dad begins
Luis Diaz played and scored in Liverpool's Premier League 1-1 draw against Luton at Kenilworth Road last Sunday - despite his father being kidnapped in Colombia
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Luis Diaz's parents' kidnapping latest as Liverpool star warned amid dad search
The parents of Liverpool star Luis Diaz were kidnapped in Colombia on Saturday evening, and while his mother is now safe his father's whereabouts remain unknown, with military beginning operations to find him
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'I underwent the world's most painful surgery so I could be four inches taller'
Influencer Yeferson Cossio paid reportedly paid between £39,915 and £139,688 for the treatment which can make someone grow between 5cm and 10cm taller
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Woman left with burns and lentils stuck on face after pressure cooker explodes
The 29-year-old was making lentils with rice and meat when she claimed the pressure cooker suddenly burst open and exploded, leaving her with first degree burns