Colombia: Medellín Drug Violence Returning

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | June 16th, 2010 | Trackback

Medellín may be reverting to its old, violent ways. The city once known for drug king Pablo Escobar and narcotics violence went through a renaissance and became one of Colombia’s most popular and cultured cities, often referred to as the Miracle of Medellín. But now drug gangs are fighting a turf war in Comuna 13, a neighborhood in the hills that surround the city. Some 500 murders have been reported in the past three months, many of the victims youths who had been recruited by gangs. Medellín’s thriving arts scene and fine restaurants remain, but the violence has added tension to the atmosphere.

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