Petro claims ‘Dubai is the new Miami for narcos’ amid Gulf Clan attacks | The City Paper Bogotá

In an operation, authorities captured three alleged members of the Nelson Darío Hurtado Simanca group of the Colombian Gaitanista Army in the rural area of Sabanas de San Ángel, Magdalena. One of the suspects was identified as alias "Careperro," the alleged financial leader of the criminal organization, and is wanted for the crime of aggravated conspiracy. Alias "Careperro" has a criminal history spanning approximately 20 years. He was captured …

Petro claims ‘Dubai is the new Miami for narcos’ amid Gulf Clan attacks | The City Paper Bogotá

Colombian President Gustavo Petro pushed back against mounting criticism over his government’s handling of the country’s security crisis, claiming that violence is not spiralling out of control, despite a recent spate of deadly attacks on police and military personnel. In a nationally televised Cabinet meeting broadcast on Monday evening from the presidential palace, Casa de Nariño, Petro addressed Colombians directly, seeking to downplay what h…