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Abelardo De La Espriella expressed his sorrow for the railway accident that occurred in Toledo, Spain, which, he wrote, left fatalities and injured people. He sent condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to those who were injured. He also stated that he had instructed the Colombian Foreign Ministry and the Colombian Consulate in Madrid to be attentive and provide consular assistance to Colombians who may have been affected. He added that Colombia stood with the Spanish people and reaffirmed the bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between the two countries. #Toledo #Solidaridad #Condolencias (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella stated that President Lula had openly supported Iván Cepeda in the Colombian presidential campaign and that he had won, while in Brazil he supported Jair Bolsonaro and Lula emerged victorious. He maintained that the electoral results should be respected and that the decision belonged to the voters. De La Espriella said that, despite his deep political and ideological differences with Lula, Colombia and Brazil needed each other. He pointed out that both countries shared challenges and opportunities and that their relations should be based on respect, sovereignty, and cooperation, including efforts against drug terrorism and illegal mining, the protection of the Amazon, and the well-being of their citizens. #Democracia #Colombia #Brasil (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella stated that a military intelligence operation, involving several days of infiltration and surveillance, allowed the seizure of 10 tons of coltan in Vichada. He wrote that the National Army, the National Navy, and the Colombian Air Force participated, with support from the DIAN, and the mineral would belong to the José Daniel Pérez Carreño structure of the ELN. De La Espriella maintained that the coltan was to be illegally taken out of the country to Europe and Asia and that its value would exceed $16 billion. He asserted that the resources could be used to purchase weapons, explosives, and drones. He also stated that he would pursue illegal businesses and seek to regain control of the territory. #ELN #Colombia #FinanzasTerroristas (translated)

Colombian entrepreneurs are beginning to explore opportunities in Venezuela as bilateral trade increases, while Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella waits for signals from Donald Trump regarding the relationship between the two countries. #Colombia #Venezuela #InversiónEmpresarial (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the Colombian Army had located and destroyed a cocaine processing laboratory in the San Roque rural area, in the municipality of Sardinata, Norte de Santander. As he wrote, Operation Oklahoma 035 was conducted by the Aviation and Air Assault Division and the Counter-Narcotics and Transnational Threat Command (CONAT) against a facility he attributed to the Juan Fernando Porras Martínez front of the ELN. De La Espriella said that 1,149 kilos of cocaine, 151 kilos of coca paste, more than 3,400 gallons of liquid chemicals, and hundreds of kilos of solid chemical supplies were seized, in addition to the destruction of the processing infrastructure. He estimated the direct economic impact at 1.067 billion pesos and argued that the operation weakened the finances and logistical capability of the group. He also promised that their members would be pursued, laboratories would be destroyed, and their leaders would be brought to justice. He stated that each destroyed laboratory meant fewer resources to finance terrorism and more security for Colombians. #Narcotráfico #EjércitoNacional #Colombia (translated)

María Fernanda Cabal stated that an incorrect calculation of the euro price had led to paying $2.13 billion more for the Gripen, using a rate almost $600 above the official one. She questioned who had authorized the operation and attributed the cost, which she said Colombians had assumed, to the incompetence of the petrismo. #Colombia #Gripen #Economía (translated)

Maria Clara Posada questioned why the JEP had not expelled members of the FARC Secretariat from the system who, according to her, had failed to fulfill their obligation to compensate victims. She cited the 10th Monitoring Report on the Peace Agreement by the Comptroller's Office, which stated that the FARC had not delivered 81.8% of the properties or 96.5% of the movable goods they had committed to, and argued that this figure did not include the assets that, she claimed, were hidden and not reported. She also asked where the FARC's money was and whether the agreement had become the largest money laundering operation in history. Posada noted that Legislative Act 01 of 2017 and the Statutory Law of the JEP established that those who appeared before it should compensate victims or lose their benefits, and criticized the jurisdiction for not applying that consequence. She stated that the FARC, which she claimed had a fortune of $600 million in 2014, only delivered assets worth $46.194 billion for reparations. She also described the JEP as favoring the FARC and mentioned that Victoria Sanguino had participated in a rally in support of the jurisdiction. Furthermore, Posada indicated that the Department of Justice had claimed that Maduro had negotiated with the FARC for the delivery of explosives in exchange for the payment of a debt. She asked whether this matter had been mentioned in previous statements before the JEP and maintained that not providing complete information could also lead to exclusion. She added that Colombians had the right to demand accountability from Transitional Justice. #JEPExpulseAlSecretariado #AcuerdoDePaz #FARC #JusticiaTransicional (translated)

Vicky Dávila stated that the testimony of Eva Ferrer, former advisor and friend of former First Lady Verónica Alcocer, constituted an initial piece of evidence and requested that justice investigate the facts. According to Dávila, Ferrer spoke about drugs and dollars on official planes, frontmen, illegal cash financing of a campaign, and physical violence, among other issues. She added that Colombians did not want more impunity. #Justicia #Colombia #Impunidad (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella wrote that the National Navy intercepted a Go Fast boat in the southern Colombian Pacific that was transporting 1,620 kg of cocaine and 51 kg of marijuana. According to him, the vessel collided with a naval unit, suffered damage, and sank. Its three crew members—two Colombians and one Ecuadorian—were captured, and a GPS and two satellite phones were also seized. De La Espriella stated that operations continued to impact drug trafficking routes and bring those responsible to justice. #Narcotráfico #ArmadaNacional #Colombia (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the Military Forces carried out an operation in Cajibío, Cauca, against members of the Fredy Martínez column, belonging to the Jaime Martínez structure of the Central General Staff of alias Iván Mordisco and the Jacobo Arenas Western Bloc. He wrote that two members of the group died in the El Dinde neighborhood and that weapons, a mortar, grenades, and a drone were seized. He also said that a laboratory with 105 kilos of base cocaine and 1,500 gallons of ACPM was found. De La Espriella added that the forces continued to confront the narcoterrorists and ended his message with patriotic and religious slogans. #Cauca #Narcotráfico #EjércitoColombiano (translated)

María Fernanda Cabal described the story as terrifying and asked if the so-called "Verónicos" had formed an organized crime gang that trafficked drugs and weapons, mocked Colombians, and stole from each other. She also questioned whether the Prosecutor's Office had shelved an investigation against Verónica Alcocer, former first lady and ex-wife of Petro. Cabal asked where the implicate were and who would be held accountable, asserting that Colombia had been used as a business center by the Petro family. She expressed indignation. #Colombia #Corrupción #Justicia (translated)

ElBuni compared the U.S. casualties in Iran, which he estimated at 20, with the 25,000 monthly that he attributed to Russia, and pointed out that the latter was requesting more Colombians. He also wrote that China feared a war with Taiwan and referred to an Argentine ant with 30 million dead per year on a single front. https://t.co/SaJ5Xp9CzE #GuerraMundial #CrisisGlobal #Conflictos (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella said that the tribute was dedicated to Miguel Uribe Turbay, whom he described as a patriot, democrat, and possible future president of Colombia. He stated that Uribe Turbay was murdered by those who sought to silence his ideas and his defense of freedom. De La Espriella assured that they would not leave the crime unpunished and that he had instructed the competent authorities to identify, within the framework of the law, both those who executed it and those who planned, ordered, and financed it. He also announced that a square in Colombia would bear the name of Uribe Turbay to keep his memory alive among future generations. #Colombia #Justicia #Patriotismo (translated)

Melquisedec Torres stated that, according to the formal accusation by the United States justice system against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flórez, Maduro negotiated drugs with the FARC in exchange for explosive mines and weapons, which he claimed were used to assassinate many Colombians. He added that these dealings had allegedly continued at least until 2017, after the signing of the Havana Peace Agreement. Torres requested that the Colombian Prosecutor's Office immediately seek collaboration from the United States to access that information and prosecute those involved. He pointed out Rodrigo Londoño, also known as Timoleón Jiménez or Timochenko, among them, and claimed that, according to the accusation, Iván Márquez and Jesús Santrich were also said to have participated, of whom he said was allegedly dead. Furthermore, he asked whether TimoComunes and other leaders had informed the JEP about that alliance, and if the court had questioned them about it or other alliances. #Maduro #FARC #Colombia (translated)

María Fernanda Cabal described those involved as terrorists, murderers, and criminals, and maintained that there was understanding among them. She stated that Maduro paid the FARC with oil and narcotics explosives so they could continue killing Colombians, and that in Colombia they had received impunity, forgiveness, and seats. She said they had always reported it and pointed out that the Federal Court of New York had reminded them that they should be in prison, not mocking Colombians. https://t.co/Jys4OMzMgX #Justicia #Colombia #Tribunal (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella said he was continuing, along with the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, the investigation into the installation of a flag and cylinders referring to the ELN in Barranquilla and Soledad. He reported that the Police, in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office, captured during a raid alias Kleiver, a member of Los Costeños, who had an outstanding arrest warrant for qualified and aggravated theft. According to De La Espriella, the investigation identified him as the driver of the vehicle used to transport the items. De La Espriella pointed out that the first items were found early in the morning in Ciudadela 20 de Julio, in Barranquilla, and that hours later they found two more cylinders in a parking lot near the Soledad Transportation Terminal. He added that the inspected items did not contain explosives. He affirmed that the operation was ongoing to locate the vehicle and another person who, according to the investigation, participated in the events. He also said that General Sandra Liliana Rodríguez was leading the verifications. De La Espriella maintained that the State should act in a coordinated manner, together with the Public Force, the Prosecutor's Office, and the judiciary, against those he described as narcoterrorists. He said that, while he was president, he would not allow Colombians to be intimidated and that such acts would have a firm response. #Barranquilla #FuerzaPública #Justicia (translated)

Gustavo Petro stated that the removal of dozens of Colombians linked to drug trafficking from the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) could be justified if those individuals had genuinely distanced themselves from drug trafficking, and he considered it a sovereign decision by the United States. On the other hand, he argued that the list had become an instrument to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from being tried for genocide. He said that the United States had included on it eight of the 17 judges of the International Criminal Court, UN officials like Francesca Albanese, organizations defending the rights of Palestinians, and himself for denouncing the genocide in Gaza. He also noted that on August 18, 2026, Tomoko Akane, president of the ICC, was sanctioned, whom he described as a prominent Japanese jurist. Petro claimed that the list had lost global legitimacy and called on countries and their citizens not to comply with it. He urged the international human rights movement to launch a campaign to remove all affected individuals, including himself, and criticized aviation companies for hindering his free movement for defending the rights of the Palestinian people. Finally, he maintained that the list was used to persecute politically identified civil groups, something he characterized as a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute. He asserted that those participating in that persecution should be prosecuted before the ICC. #DerechosHumanos #Narcotráfico #Justicia (translated)

Maria Clara Posada wrote that, three years before, Hamas had murdered more than 1,200 people and kidnapped hundreds of innocents, among them the Colombians Ivonne Rubio and Antonio Macías. She pointed out that remembering the victims and their families remained a duty, as well as condemning terrorism, confronting antisemitism, and defending Israel's right to exist and live in freedom and security. She added that, in her opinion, freedom, life, and the condemnation of terrorism allowed for no exceptions. #Terrorismo #DerechosHumanos #Paz (translated)

PlayStation News reported that PlayStation had postponed the change of PS Store prices from dollars to Colombian and Chilean pesos until early 2027. It also noted that the scheduled maintenance from October 5 to 8 would no longer take place. https://t.co/N5T9APKTKb #PlayStation #PSStore #Videojuegos (translated)