Medellin: Inside the sex tourism capital of Colombia 

As a Colombian citizen, I really don't recommend to come here for tourism...

that mayor seems shady af

Interesting how the mayor blames the perverted tourists (who are obviously at fault!) but ignores the acute poverty and the gangs that create the desperation and lawlessness that makes it all possible in the first place.

Sick world we’re living in

I put women to sleep by talking to them.😅

This isn't by accident it's by design

I recently traveled to Medellin for work and stayed in a shared Airbnb. When I arrived, I was surprised to find three women in the kitchen wearing very little clothing. The guys who brought them were from Australia, and every night more Venezuelan women showed up. It was unlike anything I've ever seen. I asked the younger ones if they needed help, but all they were interested in was money..

Tourists? More like predators

I’m from Miami , Florida and I travel to Medellin often I got shocked to see the high numbers of older men visiting and actually moving to Colombia. They look for young women, taking advantage of the fact that they are poor and the laws there are an absolute disgrace Consent at 14 yo? Honestly it’s revolting

Sick how they can come and take your daughter and ask you to keep quiet about it.

So basically a lot of P Diddy's!

The amount of STDs must be insane. Absolutely disgusting.

I'm British and have spent several months in Medellin as a tourist and working as a doctor in a hospital. While Medellin has its dark side, the people are beautiful and friendly. Don't let this video put you off if you want to visit. But try to learn and speak Spanish.

This world breaks your heart.

Lord have mercy on the children of this country 🙏🙏🙏

that american man hopefully was charged in the usa

Thanks for making people aware of these problems

Why would anyone want to sleep with a child😭

This doesn't just happen in Colombia it happens in other countries as well..

Blame this on Medellín's political class, the corporate elite and their involvement in the illegal economy, including drug trafficking.

Age of consent is just 14!!!?? Wtf. That’s sick

Poverty, perverted tourists and gangs are not the only reasons. Latin America has a very high tolerance for violence whatsoever, these people as friendly as they are accept extreme violence as something normal. That is why it is what it is, in many countries doing such a thing would be just unimaginable even to local criminals.

I hate this world. The evil that exist to exploit and hurt others is disgusting.

They’ve been doing this in the Philippines for decades! US service men beware! It’s called something else in Australia and SEA.

That american guy should face charges in the US

So sad they took that lady’s daughter and got her addicted to drugs.

Great reporting once again from Mr. Galdos.

For everyone blaming tourists for this market, this is just not true. It’s legal, and the market was already there long before tourists started coming to Medellin or Colombia. 95% of the market in Medellin is literally catering towards local Colombian men. If you've ever been in one of these houses/ apartments, there are almost no gringos/tourists/ americans. It's 99% Colombian men. I just got back to the U.S. from Medellin. Tourists are only in poblado and laureless. But the city is so much bigger than those two areas. Tourists only go to Medellin, bogota, Cartagena, and sometimes Cali. There are definitely markets outside those tourist regions so how do you explain that? Tourists just get all the headlines because they post and talk about online and out in the open whereas Colombians don’t talk publicly about it. Also a ton of taxi drivers in Colombia will try to sell to you. Almost everyone in the city assumes you’re there for that. It’s incredibly annoying

Good report. I visited Medellin this March and I have to say I always felt safe. The city is beautiful and has an energy flowing through it. If tourists use their common sense and stay away from certain vices, then all should be well.

Just visited Medellin 2 weeks ago. Its an absolute beautiful city. As an American, I went there to visit my friend. As a tourist just be respectful and not engage in all the illegal activities that happens there. Its sad to watch these predators taking advantage of the loose laws and lack of policing. Otherwise the people are very authentic and friendly. So, please respect the places you visit.

The reporter speaks Spanish flawlessly. Respect.

Colombians need their own Nayib Bukele.

My wife and I own a small home in Colombia and we go between Medellin and our US home frequently. About half the time in each. I have never had any problems in Medellin and to me it is a beautiful place to live. I am a gringo and my wife is Colombian. Of course, I do not troll in areas spoken of in this video, but some of the parks we do go to for the nightlife and restaurants and like I say, never any problems. You can come to Colombia and have a great time, just don't look for trouble, like any other vacation spot in the world.

What kind of government thinks it’s acceptable to have 14 as the age of consent? To think this is actually the law is quite revolting.

This world is sickening...

Sure there are so many patriotic British 🇬🇧 who goes there just like they go to Thailand while blaming rotheram gang 😂

I went to Thailand first time last year and that was crazy this probably more crazy…minus the tigers and elephants, monkeys too.

Be careful gentleman those girls are like trained assassin's. There smiles are only skin deep.

the mayor brags about fighting the problem but there was a RU-vidr that brought back 2 girls that drugged him and took his belongings.. he tracked down one of the girls and had to pay the police to come back to his place and scare the girl into admitting what she did and give back most of his stuff ...the police don't help

I wonder how many of those male tourists have daughters at home.

The new mayor of Medellin is in the news so much that you would think that he is the President of Colombia and in charge of the country. The most visited cities in Colombia are first Bogota, then Medellin, then Cartagena, then Cali. You have to be on guard when visiting each one of them. To get away from all the drama you have to visit the other cities that no one talks about like, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Barranquilla, San Andres, Manizales.

6:26 I’ve had to stop at this point because I just feel the mother’s pain.

This is horrific. 14?!!? Absolutely disgusting.

One Way To Not Get Taken Advantage Of Is Not To Go!😢

Too bad there wasn't a safe version of that drug. I would love to get a good 12 hours of sleep one time.

This has completely changed my perception of Colombia. I will never visit that beautiful country. Sucks.

UK has massive problems with this, which media are not reporting

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Incredible, but this the first ever demonstration of how escopolamine is actually delivered in a spray.

Remember resding about Medellin. It was said: "If you could put a roof over the entire City, you would have the Worlds' largest Brothel!"

This drug has been around for 10 years unfortunately .

When I lived in Colombia 10 years ago, they had a slogan for tourism: "Colombia: The only risk, is wanting to stay." But I think there are a few other risks, too...

In America, child trafficking is legal and not only accepted but also funded by tax payers under the guise of CPS

What an ugly part of the world, where everyone is constantly preying each other for some money. Poverty has nothing to do with morality.

Sick evil. God help the innocents. Stay away from that chaos...

1.5 million tourist a year. I wonder the demographics of those tourists and which countries they come from.

this has been going on for decades ,

I have seen the same in Vietnam. White men from USA, Europe and Australia going after very young girls and boys.

About 1 out of every 100,000 tourists who visited Medellin last year died by overdosing on scopolamine or violent death. So if you're an American like I am you're actually safer there then any city in the USA. Especially if you're not out a night looking for "action" or drugs. As someone who has lived in Medellin for over a year and a half out of the last three I can tell you the crime problem in Medellin is way over blown. There were roughly 31 tourist deaths in Medellin in 2023 and half of them were suicides, natural causes or self induced drug overdoses. For the most part the guys who do get scoped, drugged with scopolamine, are usually accidental deaths. They are guys who arrange dates on Tinder or other apps and the ladies who drugged them gave them to much so they OD. I personally knew two guys who were drugged, both lived and were simply robbed and they made stupid mistakes. Never leave your open drink accessible to people you don't know or just invite them into your room to hangout, that's good advice anywhere. I look forward to returning to Medellin next year, the people are wonderful, the culture is sexy and vibrant and the city is very clean and appealing for the most part and the neighborhoods I have lived in are second to none for quality of life. Clutch your pearls and stay home if you want to believe fear mongering like this ilo of finding out for yourselves.

Most women were forced into it to avoid starvation or to look after their families, they deserve sympathy. Those who joined this trade willingly to earn money must be condemned for the human body is not an object that should be sold.

We use Scopolamine in palliative care.

If you’re a foreigner, you can avoid a lot of these problems by 1) not drinking in Lleras/Poblado/centro and, more importantly, 2) not being a piece of s***

Anyone going there for nightlife is insane.

youtube STOP deleting my comments

If people choose to go there, let them face the consequences

The 14 year old girl certainly did not study, just went to school. This whole situation is horrific BTW.

I ain’t going to Colombia anymore

Ten years ago the narrator of this video, a foreigner, arrived in Medellin to investigate. Guess what he "investigated" and then cast stones about.

Passport bros beware 😏

Devil's breath is one of the things in life I fear the most

Someone please give a heads up to Prince Harry. He might unwittingly wander into one of these bedrooms while he’s supposed to be on a visit to the country.

Scopolamine is often used for sea sickness. It’s available in a transdermal patch that is placed behind the ear. It has also been used as an “ truth serum’ but I’m not sure of the dosage . I’d like to try some in solution.

Seems like child trafficking is not only a problem, but a growing problem there….again, I don’t understand why the movie Sound of Freedom wasn’t used as a useful tool to focus more on this topic - it even takes place in South America… The fact that we don’t seem capable of tackling this is devastating 😢

ANY CHILD IN DANGER ... THE PARENTS MUST BE FULLY INVESTIGATED AS IT IS THESE PARENTS WHO ARE IN MANY CASES ARE ASKED TO SELL THEIR DAUGHTERS

"Not everyone who died wants to admit it." What?!

This is so gross. God Almighty, please bring judgement on every predator in this involvement, in Jesus name, Amen.

“City where prostitution is legal” So the crimes are allowed yet people are surprised it’s dangerous.

So now you know, if a man has gone to Colombia to “see” the country, especially Medellin, you already know they’re a red flag.

"And yes, it's a problem, especially in these areas where these people go looking for what they should not be looking for." ~ No truer words were ever spoken.

I'm sorry, but that mayor looks like a character from Scarface

What an evil world we’re living in 😢

Prostitution is everywhere in the world😢😢😢

You can tell this mayor is more concerned about the money

A los 14 todavía eres una niña! Que tristeza! Y donde está el Gobierno?

What a sad world we live in

I’m currently filming some of the most dangerous parts of Colombia 🇨🇴

Call me a conspiracy theorist but could this have led to the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins when the band was playing in Colombia and he died in the hotel? Could be have been slipped this devil's breath drug or unknowingly taken it thinking it was something else?

Banned the supply and end violence. No more prostitution.

You are asking people who never step out on the street about India!

All the passport Bros that plan to head to Medellin Colombian need to watch this very important documentary about Medellin. This is truly unbelievable. Please forward this documentary to a lost British soul (RU-vidr Osborne Onni) playing Russian roulette with his life in Medellin Colombia.

Just an FYI there are entire States in the US that have higher homicide and violent crimes stats then Medellin. The crime there is way over blown as well under 1 in 100,000 tourists have died in the last few years to the issues pointed out in this hit piece. And fyi Pablo Escobar was ended by the Police over 30 years, Medellin is nothing like it was back then. I know I have lived there for over a year and a half out of the last three and loved every minute of it and am looking forward to returning again soon.

Was planning to go to Columbia but I change my mind , this devil's breath

Dont paint all of Medellin with the same brush. A very one sided depiction of the city and some highly misleading reporting. Poblado is not typical of the rest of Medellin, nor of Colombia, which has some of the politest most hospitable people in the world

What if we as a tourist never go to Colombia we will never have a gangs roping us.

The way the dating scene is now, a lot of men just don't have any other option, but to travel abroad to get this need met.

Usual suspects, ⚪️ men over 30 years old are almost 60 percent of the offender list. Wouldn't let them watch my kids on TV

Sólo en un pueblo como Medellín se les ocurre tener un museo de Pablo Escobar… 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Don't lisen to the guy below , as a Colombian citizen, I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND to come here and visit Colombia! All cities and countries have their good side and bad side. Medellin is no different.

Once you figure out your values, everything else in life falls into place. Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. And the other things on the face of the earth are created for man and that they may help him in prosecuting the end for which he is created. From this it follows that man is to use them as much as they help him on to his end, and ought to rid himself of them so far as they hinder him as to it. For this it is necessary to make ourselves indifferent to all created things in all that is allowed to the choice of our free will and is not prohibited to it; so that, on our part, we want not health rather than sickness, riches rather than poverty, honor rather than dishonor, long rather than short life, and so in all the rest; desiring and choosing only what is most conducive for us to the end for which we are created

My 11 year old daughter was groomed by a 35 year old family "friend". By 15 she was drug addicted and prostituting herself, She died two years ago from a Heroin/Meth overdose, 2 of her babies died from drug withdrawal/SIDS, her grieving boyfriend hung himself and died 3 months after she died.