Tag: Medellin

Eight killed in Colombia plane crash

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) – A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia’s second-largest city Medellin on Monday, killing all on board, airport authorities said. The aircraft took off from the Olaya Herrera airport in the morning and reported an engine failure before crashing into a house, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air. The airport’s Twitter account reported that the eight people in the plane — six passengers and […]

Duterte: Colombian drug cartel now in PHL

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Feb. 25, said the Colombian Medellin cartel has expanded its operations and is now in the Philippines. In a speech before barangay leaders in Pasay, Duterte said this explained the bricks of cocaine found floating off waters of some parts of the country. The latest ones were recovered in Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur and Aurora. According to Duterte, the GPS trackers were attached to the illegal drugs so […]