Colombia seeks to isolate jailed extortion kingpins on prison ships

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1. Wed, 26 August 2026

   2 reports
   • El Pais English11:52first to report
     Colombia seeks to isolate jailed extortion kingpins on prison ships

     The De la Espriella government is studying how to implement a proposal it says will be a reality in the coming months

   • South China Morning Post23:45
     Colombia mulls locking up dangerous criminals on prison ships

     Colombia’s new hard-right government wants to use prison ships adrift at sea to lock up people it considers highly dangerous criminals, a defence ministry source said on Wednesday. President Abelardo de la Espriella took office earlier this month, vowing to come down hard on armed groups in Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer. The US-backed millionaire campaigned on a pledge to bomb guerrillas and build so-called “mega prisons” in the style of El Salvador’s leader, Nayib...

2. Thu, 27 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)00:42
     Colombia’s president proposes prison ships and mega-jails to fight crime

     Abelardo De La Espriella plans to isolate major drug lords offshore on converted naval vessels while partnering with the private sector to construct maximum-security facilities

   • Le Figaro (France)05:24
     Enfermer les délinquants les plus dangereux sur des navires en pleine mer : le plan radical de la Colombie pour lutter contre le narcotrafic

     Le président Abelardo de la Espriella a demandé d’avancer sur ce projet de navires-prisons lors d’une réunion de sécurité. Selon des organisations de défense des droits humains, ce type de détention viole les garanties individuelles des prisonniers.