Medellin Reports

[Flawless Zeal]

It's not entirely clear whether the passengers who were denied were for associations with CP / SA along with the suspicious luggage or whether some were denied ONLY for suspicious luggage. I don't pack anything crazy, but that pic in the video the other day looked like mostly condoms & lube which doesn't seem outlandish -- I definitely pack a bunch of condoms at the very least and usually lube. (Pic is screenshot from the video, not my luggage).

[RamDavidson84]

I posted this news story several days ago which indicates there is heightened scrutiny at MDE. Regarding phones specifically, I've only seen people talking about it on social media but I haven't seen anything specific from the government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_C_qotp294.

Like I said, I know I am being a bit paranoid. That being said, I cancelled my trip. I don't feel like sweating that bullshit when its easy to just book a different spot. If Colombia was the only option, I would def still risk it, but too many other places to choose Colombia right now.

Sucks, feels like the day of the monger king mega weekend trips to Medellin may be coming to an end. I posted the same question in the Sosua forum, if Medellin dies down, where will the next hot spot be? I think Cuba needs to get with the free world and open up and turn Havana into the next Medellin.

I think for this trip I am going to follow the trail of TomJackin and check out El Salvador. Seems like a safe alternative.

[MongerHunger]

Doesn't sound good.

Hundreds refused is not true. This is how lies are spread and get people to believe it. I'm sure the name was intentionally cropped out of the picture for a reason.

[Orgasmico]

So has any one here got info on how likely it is you will have your phone checked upon entering Colombia? If they are picking 1 out of 10 solo tourists, then to me, it wouldn't be worth it. I wouldn't want to be sweating the whole trip that they aren't following all the shit you do on your phone if they pick you. And no, I am not a burner phone guy. If that is the case, I would just pick a different local as well.

I posted this news story several days ago which indicates there is heightened scrutiny at MDE. Regarding phones specifically, I've only seen people talking about it on social media but I haven't seen anything specific from the government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_C_qotp294.

[ElPostino]

Not true. This would be in the news if it was. Hundreds would overwhelm the capacity of airlines to fly back. Typical flights only have a handful of empty unsold seats. An individual was denied and is now trying to blow it up. Ignore and pass.

https://telemedellin.tv/ciudadano-es...o-en-rionegro/

Playing victim card.

[DiscoverFL]

Doesn't sound good.

Not true. This would be in the news if it was. Hundreds would overwhelm the capacity of airlines to fly back. Typical flights only have a handful of empty unsold seats. An individual was denied and is now trying to blow it up. Ignore and pass.

[Explorer8939]

Doesn't sound good.

The last time I arrived in MDE, there was only one guy at Immigration, trying to handle a planeload of incoming tourists. The line took 3 hours.

It seems hard to believe that MDE Immigration would have the resources to search incoming passengers' baggage or telephones.

[Mr Enternational]

Doesn't sound good.

That is because it is a BS story. If him and "hundreds of others" were refused entry on October 8, then you would have heard about it in more places than the one facebook post. The person mentioned someone coming into the room talking about pics on their phone, but never mentioned anything about them taking their phone or more importantly having them unlock the phone. Of course it would take more than 2 hours for them to get into the phone and also go through it. Especially if phones were taken from any of the "hundreds of others. " Who packs credit cards in their suitcase? Who looks for drugs going into Colombia? You also can not get anyone in a plane in the 15 minutes they claimed they were given.

Don't let AI have you believing this fake stuff.

[Orgasmico]

Doesn't sound good.

[RamDavidson84]

So I have been following the reports from dcbornrob on youtube and here as well and it looks like many solo foreigners are having there phones checked once they land in Colombia. Agents are going through their phone and apparently looking for anything that could incriminate the phone owner with human trafficking or under age prostitution. I have a trip booked for the end of the year which is fully refundable. I am having second thoughts due to possibly having my phone run through, who knows who the Colombian government could due to your phone once it is unlocked. I know I am being paranoid, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to me you could be denied entry even if they find an older text message where you engaged in prostitution and they than ban you from entering due to bad current relations with USA. I heard they are also adding you to a travel list where every time you travel you will go through secondary searches. Or worse they put bogus shit on your phone which falsely incriminates when you try to leave. Again, I am totally aware of how stupid this all sounds, but it is so easy to cancel and pick a different location which doesn't have the "heat" on it at the moment.

So has any one here got info on how likely it is you will have your phone checked upon entering Colombia? If they are picking 1 out of 10 solo tourists, then to me, it wouldn't be worth it. I wouldn't want to be sweating the whole trip that they aren't following all the shit you do on your phone if they pick you. And no, I am not a burner phone guy. If that is the case, I would just pick a different local as well.

[Mr Enternational]

Have you ever heard of Cartagena, Barranquilla and Santa Marta before?

I am American and that is like when chicks ask what time is it in your country now. I get that they do not know geography and that a few countries have more than one time zone though.

[Mr Enternational]

Chicas in Medellin change their Facebook name constantly. They don't get banned. If you use a different email address and a different profile photo, I think you can create a second account. That's what I did.

If not, how could twins have accounts.

[Fun Luvr]

Hey all, I tried opening a second facebook account and, as is common, it was banned almost immediately.

1) Has anyone else gone down this route? Did you change the name or anything else in the profile or will that lead to a quick ban? The profile name is a random Indian name which I assume will cause confusion or suspicion when I contact or meet women on there as someone not-at-all Indian.

Chicas in Medellin change their Facebook name constantly. They don't get banned. If you use a different email address and a different profile photo, I think you can create a second account. That's what I did.

[Villainy]

Hey all, I tried opening a second facebook account and, as is common, it was banned almost immediately. So, I followed the advice on a post here and bought an aged account on accsmarket.com that was registered with a USA IP address.

1) Has anyone else gone down this route? Did you change the name or anything else in the profile or will that lead to a quick ban? The profile name is a random Indian name which I assume will cause confusion or suspicion when I contact or meet women on there as someone not-at-all Indian.

2) Can anyone PM me a profile (or a few) to get started with? Would greatly appreciate it as I'm starting from scratch.

I never had a problem setting up a second account for my Colombia adventures. I did use a different computer to set it up so that the IP address wasn't the same. I definitely would not use my real name or other identifiable information. Remember the ol' adage. "Two people can keep a secret. If one of them is dead!

[Flawless Zeal]

Hey all, I tried opening a second facebook account and, as is common, it was banned almost immediately. So, I followed the advice on a post here and bought an aged account on accsmarket.com that was registered with a USA IP address.

1) Has anyone else gone down this route? Did you change the name or anything else in the profile or will that lead to a quick ban? The profile name is a random Indian name which I assume will cause confusion or suspicion when I contact or meet women on there as someone not-at-all Indian.

2) Can anyone PM me a profile (or a few) to get started with? Would greatly appreciate it as I'm starting from scratch.