Neiva

Juan Guillermo Barrera Pinilla, known as ‘Juangui’, died Monday afternoon at the Uros clinic in Neiva after being shot on April 30. Authorities are investigating the case as a possible settling of scores. With this death, Neiva has recorded 26 homicides so far this year.

May 04, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

National Police arrested a 22-year-old man in Neiva's San Carlos neighborhood for manufacturing, trafficking, or possession of firearms. The operation took place during a routine patrol. The suspect carried a modified traumatic revolver and two altered cartridges.

Officers from the Neiva Metropolitan Police captured two women known as alias ‘Heidy’ and ‘Wendy’, suspected of selling small quantities of drugs in the city's comuna 9. The operation, following months of investigation, involved raids in the Villa Nazareth neighborhood and the seizure of drugs and cash.

April 11, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Kimberly Yulieth Escobar Quiroga, 13, was found suspended in her home in Neiva's La Rioja neighborhood, capital of Huila, and died despite medical efforts. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, following an apparent argument with her mother over poor grades and the confiscation of her phone.

Thousands of faithful in Huila marked Good Friday with processions and Stations of the Cross in Neiva, Palermo, La Plata, and Timaná. Bishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino led the Adoration of the Holy Cross at Neiva's Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Events featured prayers for peace, the sick, and struggling families.

April 03, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

A man was caught red-handed in a banking zone of Neiva's comuna 6 while trying to make a transaction with fake bills worth 1.3 million pesos. Staff from a financial institution alerted police, who checked the bills during a routine patrol. The suspect was handed over to authorities on charges of counterfeit money trafficking.