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Medellin airport targeting single male travelers and denying entry

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There's talk on TikTok and Facebook that Medellin airport is singling out males traveling alone from the United States, pulling them aside for secondary screening, inspecting phones, denying entry, etc.

I don't know how true this is. Supposedly it's to combat pedophiles but really anything showing you intend to have sex or hookup there is being used as a reason to deny entry. 

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17 minutes ago, frazzle said:

There's talk on TikTok and Facebook that Medellin airport is singling out males traveling alone from the United States, pulling them aside for secondary screening, inspecting phones, denying entry, etc.

I don't know how true this is. Supposedly it's to combat pedophiles but really anything showing you intend to have sex or hookup there is being used as a reason to deny entry. 

You should not get your information from TikTok.

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I think the bigger story is the lack of border agents in Rionegro airport (that serves Medellín). The lines at customs can take hours waiting to be processed as a foreign visitor. In Bogotá I can usually get through customs in 20 minutes. There are flights to Medelllín basically every 40 minutes starting at 430am

There have been multiple arrests where children were being held captive for prostitution with foreigners, most recently at a smaller hotel in El Poblado in May 2024. The Colombian government is rightfully very concerned about becoming a sex tourism destination and continue to do more surveillance in areas popular with tourists. The cameras you see on every street corner in El Poblado? Those are just barely one year old. 

FWIW According to the alcaldía, 57% of foreign travelers arriving to the city are single males, average age of 37.7 years. Travelers from the USA made up the largest group, at around 42% of all visitors to the city. 

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On 10/17/2025 at 3:49 PM, Latbear4blk said:

You should not get your information from TikTok.

If it was one video I'd be skeptical. But it's Facebook posts and comments with people using their real name. Similar rumblings on Reddit and elsewhere. It's really not unbelievable either... there's some tension between the US and Colombia right now. 

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13 hours ago, frazzle said:

If it was one video I'd be skeptical. But it's Facebook posts and comments with people using their real name. Similar rumblings on Reddit and elsewhere. It's really not unbelievable either... there's some tension between the US and Colombia right now. 

Meh. I advise against getting any news from any social media outlet. 

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On 10/17/2025 at 11:49 AM, Latbear4blk said:

You should not get your information from TikTok.

No one should rely solely on TikTok for their information, but it’s important to remember that where there’s smoke, there’s fire. TikTok has occasionally shared some accurate information.

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2 hours ago, Primeone385 said:

No one should rely solely on TikTok for their information, but it’s important to remember that where there’s smoke, there’s fire. TikTok has occasionally shared some accurate information.

Information that you would not get through more conventional sources?

On 10/17/2025 at 8:32 PM, frazzle said:

There's talk on TikTok and Facebook that Medellin airport is singling out males traveling alone from the United States, pulling them aside for secondary screening, inspecting phones, denying entry, etc.

Seems like a normal U.S.-style secondary check to me. Nothing close to the full-on searches, long detentions, or “come back tomorrow” treatment plenty of travellers get when they land in the States. Welcome to the real world.

Same story everywhere: a lot of regular people get blamed for things they never supported. Many Americans are catching the same kind of heat now. Sad times, really.

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@Latbear4blk I guess what I am pointing out is that tiktok instagram or facebook are not traditional news sources. They often get used for disinformation. Thats why I am using GroundNews for better non bias news. So I can atleast make better decisions when dealing with politics or current events in America and other countries. It might help those MAGA people that voted for the orange baboon to get a clearer and more truthful understanding about whats happening to them. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Primeone385 said:

@Latbear4blk I guess what I am pointing out is that tiktok instagram or facebook are not traditional news sources. They often get used for disinformation. Thats why I am using GroundNews for better non bias news. So I can atleast make better decisions when dealing with politics or current events in America and other countries. It might help those MAGA people that voted for the orange baboon to get a clearer and more truthful understanding about whats happening to them. 

 

 

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I agree. I think I was making the same point. Yes, occasionally the news in social media are accurate, but they are the same news that you can find in more reliable sources.

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@frazzle  Any chance you are hearing chatter about this?  Entry refusal made against 5 United States and 1 Mexican citizen who were all refused entry due to open international investigation into their previous travel and history of sex tourism in Medellin?  This is a news story posted on October 13, but refers to "recent" arrests.  Sorry the video is in Spanish only - you can turn on subtitles as well. 

Basically these were known men with history in the region and there was enough proof that they were traveling to engage in sexual exploitation and pedophilia. Therefore these men were detained and returned home. 

Not sure why anyone needs an suitcase filled with sex toys, but not here to judge. 

 

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