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Colombia Captures Top Italian Mafia Boss for Latin America in Bogotá Raid

By The City Paper Staff - July 15, 2025

Colombian police, with support from Europol and Italian and UK authorities, arrested Giuseppe Palermo, alias “Peppe,” the alleged head of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America. Wanted in 196 countries, Palermo oversaw cocaine trafficking from Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador to Europe via maritime and land routes.

Colombia raises coronavirus alert from low to moderate given “migration flow” with Europe

By The City Paper Staff - February 25, 2020

With the spike in new coronavirus cases affecting Italy and warning by WHO of a “potential pandemic,” Colombia has raised the level of alert from low to moderate.

Italy’s violin-makers showcased at Cartagena Music Festival.

By Richard Emblin - January 11, 2019

The International Music Festival of Cartagena is hosting as part of its education agenda workshops and talks on the tradition of Italy’s luthiers.