International issues

The Attorney General, Francisco Barbosa, participated in a meeting of Central and South American prosecutors to design multilateral strategies against the smuggling of migrants

The Attorney General, Francisco Barbosa Delgado, traveled to Ciudad de Panama (Panama) to lead, together with the interim Procurador General of that country, Javier E. Caraballo Salazar, the meeting ‘Encuentro de Fiscales y Procuradores Generales para el combate al...

The Office of the Attorney General arrested alleged members of ‘La Oficina’ wanted with a view to extradition by the United States

In a transnational operation called 'First Punch', the Office of the Attorney General, through the Antinarcotis Support Group (Grupo de Apoyo a  Estupefacientes in Spanish) of the Technical Investigative Corps (CTI) (Cuerpo  Técnico  de  Investigación  (CTI)  in  Spanish) in...

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Within the framework of the international judicial cooperation which has been established in order to make progress in investigations into a corruption network in Odebrecht, a virtual meeting was held between the Office of the Attorney in Colombia and...

The governments of Colombia and the United States meet in Cartagena to talk about extradition and legal assistance

The Interim Attorney General, Fabio Espitia Garzón, the Minister of Justice, Margarita Cabello Blanco, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Department of Justice, the Department of State, and the Office of Legal Attaché of the United...

Office of the Attorney General and European Union launch a project to support investigations on murder of social leaders

The European Union will make a contribution of 7 billion pesos to the Office of the Attorney General in its effort to investigate and clarify crimes against social leaders. The project will strengthen investigations that take place in areas...

Acting Attorney General and his counterpart in Argentina sign an agreement to fight against transnational organized crime

Today, June 21st 2019, a meeting between the Attorney General Fabio Espitia Garzón and his counterpart in Argentina, Eduardo Ezequiel Casal, took place in the city of Buenos Aires. Its purpose was to sign an interinstitutional cooperation agreement “Convenio...

Office of the Attorney General held a meeting of the Ibero-American Association of Public Ministries (AIAMP)

Today, Tuesday June 4, 2019, the Acting Attorney General, Fabio Espitia Garzón,  opened the 9th Meeting of the Ibero-American Association of Public Ministries (AIAMP)* Executive Committee  that will take place today and tomorrow in the city of Cartagena in...

Meeting between the Office of the Attorney General in Colombia and its counterpart in Panama to strengthen strategies in the fight against organized crime

Today, Friday May 31, 2019, a meeting was held between the Acting Attorney General in Colombia, Fabio Espitia Garzón and his counterpart in Panama, Kenya I. Porcell D. in the city of Panama with the aim of strengthening the...

Binational plan between Colombia and Panamá to detect illegal resources of criminal organizations

Attorney General, Néstor Humberto Martínez Neira, and Attorney General of Panamá, Kenia I. Porcell D.,  signed an agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral relations to fight against organizations involved in drug trafficking, money laundering and create strategies to dismantle their financial structure.    

Office of the Attorney General in Colombia and the United States ratified their alliance in the fight against corruption and drug trafficking

In meetings between the Office of the Attorney General, the United States Deputty Assistant Attorney General, Kevin O. Driscoll, and the Head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Uttam Dhillon, an alliance in the fight against corruption and drug...