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Colombia Private Investigators Colombia is like five different countries rolled into one. The people who live on the north coast of the country in Cartagena and Barranquilla are more like the population in the Dominican Republic or Panama who tend to be more laid back and are similar to people in the rest of the Caribbean. The population in Medellin, Colombia on the other hand are known for their business minded orientation and produce numerous products for sale. Bogotá, Colombia is a mixture of people from throughout the country. It is fast moving and one should be cautious in the streets due to pick pockets and other clever criminal activity. In the southern portion of the country the people tend to be more of an indigenous population. Finally, one of the most beautiful areas of the country is the area known as "Cafetera" in Armenia, Pereira and Manizales, Colombia. This is one of the most beautiful areas in the entire country where most of the coffee is grown. The country of Colombia is one of the most interesting throughout Latin America. Colombia has been ravaged by leftist terrorist groups for the last 50 years. The problem began with the communist group M-19 which took over the Supreme Court building in Bogotá, Colombia. Thereafter, the Colombian army using tanks and other military vehicles and weapons entered the Supreme Court and killed most of the terrorists. However, some of the Supreme Court justices in the country also died during the event. Since that time, Colombia has suffered with a poor reputation for safety in terms of foreign investment. The two major leftist terrorist groups have been extremely active in the country extorting money from businesses and landowners as well as active in kidnapping for ransom. They been responsible as well for hundreds if not thousands of murders committed in the country. These two groups include the FARC and the ELN. Since the downfall of the major drug cartels in Cali, Colombia and Medellin, Colombia, the FARC has taken over much of the drug business in the country working with Mexican drug dealers who can actually be found in Colombia actively coordinating with the FARC and other production and drug dealing organizations. During the last eight years however, due to a more conservative and anti-guerrilla president, Alvaro Uribe and with the help of the United States government under "Plan Colombia", the leftist guerrilla group ELN has been practically eliminated and the numbers of FARC members cut in half. It is estimated today that members of the FARC number approximately 10,000 as opposed to 25,000 perhaps 6 to 8 years ago. That being said, however, many areas in Colombia are still extremely dangerous due to FARC activities in some areas and other splinter groups involved in common street crime, gangs, and kidnappings for ransom. For example, in the City of Bogotá, Colombia although much improved, street crime activity is still very high especially in the southern part of the city. Also, both in Medellin and Cali, Colombia crime is still a very serious issue. In both cities, former members of drug cartels were so accustomed to making easy money during the heyday of the narcotraffickers that now they have turned their skills in a different direction as gang members involved in organized crime including robberies, extortion and kidnappings. Colombians are some of the most educated and intelligent Latin Americans throughout the region. However, they still have issues in the country relating to the leftist terrorist activity, street crime and the widespread use of a drug known as Scopalomina or Burundanga which comes from the leafs of a particular tree grown throughout the country. This drug is often used as a means to debilitate the victim when robbing them on the streets. Hopefully, Colombia will continue to improve in the future which will encourage more tourism and foreign business investment. Private Investigation firms in Colombia are few and far between. A client should use a larger established company for private investigations in Colombia with other offices in the United States or Europe as well since corruption is a major problem with small Colombian operated firms. The International Investigations Group, Inc. has been operating in Colombia and throughout the region for over 10 years and the owners are retired FBI Special Agents and local high level retired DAS and Colombian National Police officials. The company is professional, reliable and most importantly, honestly reports the facts accurately in any private investigation in Colombia.
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Dominican Republic Private Investigators The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean country which shares the island of Hispanola with its neighbor Haiti to the west. However, the two countries are radically different. The country of Haiti is extremely poor and deforested with very little production and an economy that is totally stifled my lack of natural resources and a massive unemployed workforce. On the other hand, the Dominican Republic is a very productive country especially in the area of agriculture and manufacturing. Although this country also has poverty issues it is much better off economically than Haiti. In fact, Haitians often come to the Dominican Republic in search of employment whether it be tourist related or in the agriculture field. Tourism is a very important industry in the Dominican Republic. There are large resort
areas throughout the country including those located in Puerto Plata, Sosua, Samana, Punta Cana, and La
Romana. Tourists from Europe and the United States have flocked to the Dominican Republic over the last 10 years
because the people are very friendly, the weather is excellent and the beaches are exceptionally beautiful. One sees Italians,
French, German, Canadian and American tourists on a regular basis throughout the country. Even the capital, Santo
Domingo, draws tourists due to the old colonial area built by the Spanish which is similar to the fortresses and
colonial areas in Puerto Rico, Panama and Cartagena, Colombia. Also, numerous
fraudulent firms of all kinds have been active in the Dominican Republic over the period of the last few years. For example,
there have been numerous individuals and bogus corporations involved in the sale of real estate projects in the Dominican
Republic which have turned out to be simply fraudulent schemes to obtain advance fees from unknowing victims who mostly come
from Europe and the United States. Many people have been defrauded in these cases when they search for a retirement location
such as the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean which has great weather, beautiful beaches and friendly people. In addition,
even small private investigation companies have popped up in the country ripping off unsuspecting clients by simply stealing
their money or providing false information to them. International Investigations Group works with law firms and corporate entities on a regular basis as well as individuals with a reasonable budget available to obtain a professional result and report regarding any private investigative matter in the country. Investigations in the Dominican Republic can be fraught with potential for corruption, inaccuracy and outright fraud if a dependable larger investigative firm is not retained. |
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