Friday, September 22, 2023

Facing death threats, a Colombian mayor makes a daring visit to the town he runs

Mayor Edilberto Molina (right), alongside Lt. Col. Óscar Usme aboard a well-armed Colombian Navy boat, tour the Caguán River which flows past Cartagena del Chairá.

Mayor Edilberto Molina relocated to a nearby town last year after drug-trafficking guerrillas threatened to kill him. He's not the only Colombian politician forced away by threats from criminal gangs.

(Image credit: Carlos Saavedra for NPR)

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