politics
diciembre 29, 2025
La pesadilla que vivieron turistas contactados por una aplicación de citas en Cartagena
Usando una aplicación para citas, una banda criminal en Cartagena engañó a extranjeros para robarles sus pertenencias y hacerlos vivir una pesadilla mientras conocían a la ciudad.
TL;DR
- Criminals used dating applications to target foreign tourists in Cartagena.
- Victims were lured to tourist areas and then taken to Turbaco (Bolívar) for robbery.
- One victim, a Russian tourist, was murdered on October 2nd after being robbed.
- The victim was beaten, stabbed, strangled, and his body was burned.
- The group allegedly targeted tourists from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and El Salvador over six months.
- Four suspects were arrested and charged with homicide, extortion, and conspiracy.
- One suspect, Luis Alfredo Barco Chaverra, pleaded guilty.
- Eight international bank cards belonging to victims were seized during arrests.
- Suspects were captured in Turbaco, Bayunca (Bolívar), Sincelejo (Sucre), and Soacha (Cundinamarca).