Spanish Speaking Countries Current Events Colombia by Evelyn Lopez Martinez https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e Evelyn Lopez Martinez en-us 2018-08-17 15:49:26 UTC 2026-03-14 03:23:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Link to the news story evelynl886 https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273880769 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/07/27/sombra-a-police-drug-sniffing-dog-is-famous-in-colombia-now-smugglers-have-put-a-bounty-on-her-head/?utm_term=.bc281de889a4]]> 2018-08-19 01:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273880769 The one paragraph story of the facts of the story evelynl886 https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273880820 In this news story there is a dog her name is Sombra "shadow" is a drug-detection dog that works with the Colombian National Police and with PT.Jose Rojas. So they are trying to stop the drug trafficking of cocaine in Colombia and it is affecting  Colombia because of criminal activities. Like extortion, illegal mining and smuggling. Sombra "shadow" in March 2016 she nosed her to these containers of banana boxes that secretly held 2,958 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and that shipment was on the way to Belgium. Then on May 2017 she discovered in other shipment that was going to Belgium but it was containing 1.1 tons of cocaine. Last June she lead the police to an even larger find of 5.3 tons of cocaine. ]]> 2018-08-19 01:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273880820 One-paragraph response evelynl886 https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273884430 I think this new story is important because it is talking about this important dog in Colombia that is being a hero to the Colombian National Police. The dog Sombra "shadow" because she is in danger because they want to kill her. That is why they are offering 20 and or 200 million colombian pesos that here is $7,000 and $70,000 U.S currency.  The threat is serious because they are taking extra precautions for sombras security. The people that want to kill Sombra "shadow" are the Urabenos also known as the Golf Clan but that dog is very important to the Colombian National Police because they have all ready 245 arrest with Sombra. ]]> 2018-08-19 03:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273884430 Question for class discussion evelynl886 https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273884458 What can we do to keep Sombra "shadow" safe? ]]> 2018-08-19 03:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/evelynl886/n3mg54ll658e/wish/273884458