Police commander arrives in Ábrego after two officers are killed Col. Carlos Angarita Antolínez, commander of the Norte de Santander Police Department, has arrived in Ábrego to take charge of the response after two officers were murdered while traveling in an official vehicle. The officers were shot while on patrol. Investigators are working to identify those responsible and bring them into custody.

Two police officers killed in rifle attack in Ábrego, Norte de Santander Two members of Colombia’s National Police were killed Friday morning, September 25, when gunmen opened fire with rifles on a patrol vehicle conducting surveillance in Ábrego, Norte de Santander. The victims were identified as Inspector César Augusto Rodríguez Nieves and Police Auxiliary Brayan Stiven Lizarazo Torres. Both died at the scene. During the attack, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway near a stream and only a few meters from a school. Authorities have secured the area and opened an investigation. The ELN is among the groups being examined as possible suspects, though no responsibility has been confirmed.

The Puebla State Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed the discovery of the body of Rubén Alberto Curiel Tejeda, a senior official in the state’s anti-corruption apparatus. Curiel Tejeda served as General Legal Coordinator of the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance. He had previously been appointed acting head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Corruption in November 2025, part of a broader leadership shake-up at the Fiscalía General del Estado. According to initial reports, he arrived at the Centro Integral de Servicios (CIS) Angelópolis around 9:59 a.m. Friday. Shortly after 10:00 a.m., he was found wounded inside a parked vehicle on basement level 3. Emergency personnel were called, but he no longer had vital signs when paramedics reached the scene. Municipal and state police secured the area. Agents and forensic specialists from the FGE then took control of the site, restricted access, collected evidence, and carried out the official recovery of the body. Preliminary accounts circulating in local media describe the death as a possible suicide. Authorities have not issued a final determination. The official cause and circumstances will depend on the ministerial investigation and forensic examinations now underway. Curiel Tejeda was known as an academic specialist in law, public security, and human rights. He held multiple postgraduate degrees, including doctorates in law and in public security and criminal policy, and had worked as a human-rights defender and university coordinator before entering the state’s anti-corruption institutions. The case remains under active investigation.

A Colombian mercenary who traveled to Russia to fight says he was misled and sent straight to the front lines. Now badly wounded, he is pleading to be evacuated. He says shrapnel is lodged in his body, several limbs are broken, and he has gone days without food or water.

Drone strike hits home in Catatumbo, leaving civilians wounded A drone loaded with explosives struck a house in the Buenos Aires area of Catatumbo, Norte de Santander, according to preliminary reports. The attack, attributed to alleged FARC dissidents, injured residents and caused heavy damage to the property. Authorities have not yet confirmed how many people were hurt or released a full account of the incident. The strike is the latest reported assault on civilians in the region.

Video of the arrest of Yolima Johana Murgas Guzmán. She is identified as the romantic partner of Freddy Castillo Carrillo, alias “Pinocho,” the top leader of the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), also known as Los Pachenca. Authorities detained her during coordinated raids in Santa Marta and Ciénaga. Police and army units carried out six simultaneous searches that led to 13 arrests, including people described as linked to the group’s support and security networks. Investigators seized roughly 29 million pesos in cash whose legal origin was not immediately established, along with several bank cards, one of them in Pinocho’s name, cell phones, and other items. The operation forms part of a broader offensive against the ACSN after recent blows to its leadership.

3,300 kilos of fentanyl seized. That’s enough poison to kill a quarter of a billion Americans, taken off the streets before it could. The FBI, working with federal, state, local, and international partners, is hitting these networks from every angle: cutting off precursor supply lines, dismantling trafficking operations, seizing guns, arresting dealers, and going after the people poisoning American communities.

Jalisco State Police and Mexican Army personnel located a clandestine camp in San Francisco Ixcatán, Zapopan. At the site, TEDAX bomb-disposal specialists neutralized 35 explosive devices: 25 drone detonators and 10 improvised “niple”-type bombs.

Russia’s FSB says it seized about 311 kg of cocaine in the Moscow region from an unemployed Russian citizen born in 2001. He was stopped while transporting the drugs and is accused of belonging to a group that sold large quantities online via the dark web, without meeting buyers in person. Some of the bricks were marked with a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smiling and giving a thumbs-up, with dollar signs in place of his eyes. According to the FSB, the shipment was part of a trafficking route from Latin America through Russia destined for the EU. A criminal case has been opened against the suspect for attempted large-scale drug trafficking.

Drone attack forces CTI team to withdraw from Timba, Cauca A joint team from the CTI, the Army, and Ecopetrol came under attack Wednesday, September 23, in rural Timba, Cauca, by suspected FARC dissidents. The officials were investigating illegal hydrocarbon trafficking when they were hit with drones, explosives, and rifle fire. Authorities attribute the assault to the Jaime Martínez structure. One CTI vehicle was damaged by gunfire. Investigators withdrew from the area while Army troops stayed to confront the attackers.

Hitmen from the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS/CH) hung narco-banners in Mazatlán, El Rosario, and Concordia. The messages are addressed to President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch. They accuse named army officers and a Sinaloa state police commander of protecting the rival Cabrera and M.F. faction, leaking information, fabricating cases against civilians, conducting illegal house raids, and returning seized weapons and vehicles after clashes. The banners call the officials “traitors to the homeland,” claim they never operate against the Cabreras or M.F., and end with the Chapitos pizza signature and the line that “the fight is not with the government.” Here is a clear English translation: "C. Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico C. Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico We ask you once again to investigate the conduct of the following military personnel and Sinaloa state police: Lt. of Infantry Alfonso Yair Urbano Morales Has legal proceedings for abuse of authority against a young man from Rosario, Sinaloa. 2nd Sergeant of Infantry José Luis Flores González Receives a payroll of $600,000 per month and passes information. Col. of Infantry Daniel Gómez Paredes Operations base at Presa Santa María. State Police Commander “La Felina” Commander of the GOES group of the state police. She fabricates evidence and incriminates innocent people. They already have a long record of acts that favor the criminal faction of the terrorists and woman-killers of the Cabreras and M.F. We are fed up with their abuses against the population: - House raids without a court order - They detain young people and hand them over to “La Felina” of the state police so she can fabricate crimes against them - They take seized alcohol and drugs from Rosario to the M.F. who are in Matatán - They also return weapons and vehicles left behind after confrontations - They never carry out operations where the Cabreras and M.F. actually are, they clear the path for them THEY ARE TRAITORS TO THE HOMELAND. INVESTIGATE!! THE FIGHT IS NOT WITH THE GOVERNMENT ANTE LA CHAPISA"

A video circulating on the night of Wednesday, September 23, and attributed to the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), threatens to prolong the armed strike in Santa Marta. In the recording, the group demands the return of the body of alias “Cholo,” killed during a security operation in the Sierra Nevada. It says the strike will continue until the remains of the alleged commander are handed over and issues warnings against commercial chains including D1, Ara, and Olímpica. Authorities should verify whether the video is authentic and reinforce protection for merchants, workers, and residents.

Roads to Juchitán blocked after arrest of Mayor Miguel “Quetú”. Municipal police, mototaxi drivers, and supporters blocked access roads to Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, and burned tires after federal and state forces arrested Mayor Miguel Sánchez Altamirano, known as “el Quetú.” The operation on Wednesday, September 23, executed arrest warrants against Sánchez Altamirano and Carlos Alberto “N,” alias “La Parca,” for aggravated extortion and crimes against the security of the state. Authorities say the two are linked to “Los Cromos,” a cell tied to the CJNG in the Istmo de Tehuantepec, accused of extortion, piso charges, retail drug sales, human trafficking, and homicide. Blockades on the Transístmica and other access points were later lifted. Sánchez Altamirano was taken to Ciudad Ixtepec and then transferred to a federal prison. The Financial Intelligence Unit also froze related accounts.

Fierce clash between rival cartel armored vehicles (“monstruos”) reported in Tamaulipas Videos circulating from Tamaulipas show a confrontation involving homemade armored trucks belonging to competing criminal groups. These incidents are a recurring feature of the long-running turf war in the northeastern Mexican border state. Tamaulipas sits on key smuggling corridors into Texas. Control of plazas in and around Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, and rural municipalities has been contested for years, primarily between factions of the Gulf Cartel (CDG) including groups such as Los Metros and Los Escorpiones, and the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), a remnant of the old Zetas organization.

An attempted armed robbery of a Land Rover Defender in Culiacán’s Centro neighborhood ended in a chase, a shootout, and multiple collisions on Tuesday afternoon, September 22, 2026. Two suspects were arrested. Police say 18-year-old Ignacio Guadalupe and 19-year-old Pedro Francisco intercepted the driver on Venustiano Carranza Street and tried to seize the luxury SUV by force. Officers on patrol spotted the robbery, pursued the vehicle, and exchanged fire after it crashed. Both men were detained; one was wounded.

Santa Marta has seen businesses shuttered and streets emptied after the criminal group Los Pachenca (ACSN) announced a 48-hour “armed strike.” Since yesterday the group has carried out armed attacks on shops that stayed open in defiance of the order. The Colombian government has responded by militarizing the city. The unrest followed an operation by military and police forces that killed the group’s second-in-command, alias “Cholo.”

Police Intensify Aerial Surveillance and Ground Deployment in Santa Marta The National Police is flying aerial patrols over Santa Marta and nearby areas while special units reinforce security on the ground and in the air after violent actions attributed to Los Pachenca. The operation is meant to stop further attacks and tighten control in Magdalena’s capital and surrounding zones amid the public-order crisis of recent hours.

Urban Special Forces Deployed to Santa Marta A National Army Urban Special Forces unit has arrived in Santa Marta, Magdalena, to conduct operations against terrorist activity that could threaten residents. The deployment is intended to reinforce security, detect threats early, and tighten territorial control in the region.