Thread: Crime in Colombia
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08-31-23 17:13 #76
Posts: 134Yellow Taxi; Robbery Scheme near Provenza
Hey all, a friend of my mine was recently robbed at gun point for his iPhone and watch while walking home from Provenza.
It was around 11pm. He was walking home from Provenza. He took his phone out to call an uber, but couldn't get enough service to use uber so he started walking home. He noticed a yellow taxi drive up next to him and the driver looking at him. He assumed the driver was waiting to be hailed for a ride. The taxi drove ahead and made a right turn on the street ahead. He thought the taxi had let but instead it parked and two men hopped put the backseat with guns.
The guys put a gun to his belly and demanded his phone and watch. He gave them both. Then they demanded his passcode for the phone. He was nervous and couldnt remember it so one of the guys grabbed his neck to hold his head still while they used facial recognition to unlock his phone. They succeeded in unlocking his phone and tool off running to the yellow taxi.
Be careful walking home at night from Provenza.
On a related note, there was another incident in Manila of an unsuspecting armed thief. A man was on a moto and had a Rappi backpack carrier and looked like a delivery guy. He cruised Manial until he spotted three girls standing outside of a Spanish school. He pulled out a gun and demanded their phones. Two of the girls gave up their phone. The third girl refused, so he shot her in the face. This was in June.
Its crazy that we have to look twice at yellow taxis and delivery drivers because armed robbers are posing as them.
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08-21-23 01:43 #75
Posts: 134I was kidnapped at the waterfall Choro de las campanas en el Envigado at the end of July. I was kidnapped by a group of three armed robers and we were group of 7 victims. So going in group doesn't save you at all, when they have guns. We spent 8 hours in the forest, calling people to get the requested amount for them and save our lives. Don't go to the mountains and nature with phone, where you have access to the bank account!
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08-13-23 15:36 #74
Posts: 134Picked up some chicks in Poblado disco, felt 'overly drunk', next day carried out in body bag.
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08-03-23 00:24 #73
Posts: 1985The internet is easy to search; But you cannot believe everything you find.
In Colombia, where its use seems to be most widespread, unofficial estimates of scopolamine events are at roughly 50,000 per year.
https://www.drugs.com/illicit/devils-breath.html
Originally Posted by SubCmdr [View Original Post]
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08-03-23 00:01 #72
Posts: 887Originally Posted by FudiMaar [View Original Post]
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08-02-23 16:18 #71
Posts: 134They tied them up and emptied their accounts
Express kidnaping of 5 people in Envigado eco park couple days ago.
...they were kidnapped for more than eight hours...
..They kept them walking while stripping them of their accounts and belongings, then they left them tied up until they confirmed they had empty accounts....
https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqu...ado-BA22004162
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06-25-23 03:53 #70
Posts: 2794Originally Posted by JohnnieCash [View Original Post]
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06-24-23 06:42 #69
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06-15-23 03:02 #68
Posts: 1985My view
I am not saying all of Medellin is safe. But I walked all over the city without a problem (sometimes at night) and felt much safer than I do in a city like Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Walking around at night in Santo Domingo. Tourist zones only. Of course it is almost unheard of for someone to be targeted for drugging in the Dominican Republic. And in my mind pussy is not worth dying for. I agree with the authors who say to learn and use the safety lessons given.
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06-08-23 18:25 #67
Posts: 1749Originally Posted by MiamiPilot [View Original Post]
If one is lacking in street sense (and common sense), trouble will likely find them. In Medellin, and in most parts of Latin America.
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06-08-23 16:14 #66
Posts: 2417Originally Posted by StinkySquid [View Original Post]
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06-07-23 23:52 #65
Posts: 113Originally Posted by MiamiPilot [View Original Post]
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06-07-23 17:19 #64
Posts: 3Stay away from Colombia
I suggest to everybody to stay away from Medellin. I was robbed $7 k and my friend $20 k (even tough I explained him all safety tips) Lots of gangs are fishing American tourists and spiking your drinks or blowing something to your face or even putting on something to their tits and after you lick or smell you wake up with an empty bank account after 48 hours. If you are married, your wife can go crazy. You end up into police station. They are doing a big nothing for you. There is no way to escape from this danger. They are using the well-known apps and beautiful girls. If you don't drink anything they will blow to your face or put something on their tits and you will sleep like a baby min 36 hours. Then they are professional about hacking phones and emptying your all accounts, cash apps etc.
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02-08-22 02:46 #63
Posts: 37Yes, I know people who've had this
Originally Posted by StinkySquid [View Original Post]
Rough estimates are that 50,000 people a year are scopolomined in Colombia every year.
It's very real.
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06-07-21 07:32 #62
Posts: 19563 things.
Originally Posted by StinkySquid [View Original Post]
2. Who's going to give you the antidote while you're out?
3. Doesn't have to be alcohol. I don't see why they couldn't drop something in your ginger ale if you live it unattended.
This shit really scares me. More than a street mugging would.