Over 18,200 Colombians went missing during 2009, up from almost 15,700 in 2008, according to an annual report issued by Colombia's forensics agency, Medicina Legal, Radio Santa Fe reported Wednesday.
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18,200 Colombians went missing in 2009
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Colombian IT market projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12%
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Colombia confirms two more deaths of a/H1N1 flu
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Nearly seven tonnes of cocaine seized in Colombia
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Repeat offenders committed more than 500,000 offences this year
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More than 200 households caught without a TV licence
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153 people buried unidentified last year
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Body believed to be that of missing man
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More than 200 bodies found at new site
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36,000 shoppers have disappeared
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Colombia progresses against terrorism;
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Secure Communities initiative identified more than 111,000 criminal aliens in its first year
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Former Mexico presidential candidate missing
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Colombia to investigate if mercenaries were trained in military camps
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Interior ministry issues 2,259 resident permits to erased
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Police arrested 243 suspects during this year
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At least 18 killed in fighting between rebels, Colombian military