politics
diciembre 28, 2025
Capturan en Colombia a banda criminal que abandonaba a migrantes en frontera con Ecuador, entre ellos venezolanos
Las autoridades colombianas capturaron en el departamento de Norte de Santander a seis personas que integraban una banda criminal dedicada al transporte ilegal de migrantes indocumentados, informó este sábado la Fiscalía. EFE La red movilizó desde el departamento de Norte de Santander a 222 personas -la mayoría de ellas venezolanas-, que luego fueron abandonadas en […]
TL;DR
- Six individuals were captured in Norte de Santander, Colombia, for operating a criminal network that illegally transported migrants.
- The group is accused of moving 222 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, some of whom were minors.
- Victims were recruited in bus terminals and sold fake travel packages that included transportation, lodging, and documents.
- The promised documents were found to be expired or fraudulent.
- Many migrants were abandoned in the border region with Ecuador or in the Urabá region, far from their intended destinations.
- Charges include conspiracy to commit a crime and aggravated migrant trafficking.
- Five accused individuals were sent to prison, and one is under house arrest.
- The article briefly mentions Colombia's role in the migration crisis and a decrease in migration towards the US after Donald Trump's return to power.