Huila
‘Píldora’ sentenced for cocaine trafficking hidden in sculptures
Raportoinut AI AI:n luoma kuva
Jhon Fredy Ardila Burbano, alias ‘Píldora’, was sentenced to 108 months in prison for aggravated criminal conspiracy and drug trafficking as a member of the ‘Los Escultores’ gang. The Third Specialized Penal Judge of Neiva found him responsible for shipping cocaine to countries like Australia and Italy hidden in sculptures. The sentence includes a fine of 2,826 minimum legal monthly wages.
Two suspects fled from police in the municipality of Rivera after abandoning a bag containing 150 drug doses. Officers seized the material during a surveillance operation.
Raportoinut AI
Huila is preparing for Festival al Río, which will bring together eight bands at Neiva's Plazoleta Olave Tower from May 15 to 17.
Students at Colegio Cooperativo Utrahuilca joined a Prensa Escuela workshop by LA NACIÓN, discussing media evolution and crafting their own news front pages. The event highlighted their skills in interpreting current affairs and judicial stories, covering topics from economic data to local events like coffee production declines and the Huila Half Marathon.
Raportoinut AI
A Neiva judge sentenced Gildardo Burbano Chito to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing a girl over four years in rural Aipe, Huila. The assaults began when the victim was six and were silenced with death threats against her siblings. The ruling relied on testimonies, forensic evidence, and the girl's statement.
Colombia's Attorney General's Office has brought mother Karol Viviana Méndez Trujillo and stepfather Wilson Ariel Guerrero Cerón to trial for aggravated homicide, aggravated torture, and family violence leading to the death of two-year-old Jordán Alexander Cerón Méndez in Neiva. Prosecutor Mario Afanador stated that the couple 'turned this defenseless child's life into hell' through systematic abuse. The boy died on March 13, 2025, from peritonitis caused by severe beatings.
Raportoinut AI
José Leonardo Muete Ruiz, 25, was shot dead by two sicarios in a commercial establishment in Pitalito, Huila. The incident took place in the Sucre neighborhood, where the victim was with friends. Officials report he had nine open criminal investigations.
Couple arrested for illegal charcoal production in Aipe
3. toukokuuta 2026 17.30Alias ‘Karla’ and three dissidents sentenced to 5 years for terrorism in Huila
2. toukokuuta 2026 12.54Express kidnapping thwarted in rural Pitalito area
2. toukokuuta 2026 05.17Huila sees drop in EPS service and job satisfaction per Dane
26. huhtikuuta 2026 17.12Army kills dissident extortion coordinator in Huila
19. huhtikuuta 2026 21.13Two youths murdered in Hobo by apparent same hitman
19. huhtikuuta 2026 17.09Daughter of manager killed by Farc announces forgiveness for killers
19. huhtikuuta 2026 14.32Huila achieves 9.7% multidimensional poverty in 2025
19. huhtikuuta 2026 09.09Germán Casagua secures over $8 billion historic investment for Neiva housing
19. huhtikuuta 2026 02.27Huila hosts ExpoExterior 2026 for first time