politics
March 18, 2026
Police provide new details on the David Acosta case: main hypothesis discarded
This Tuesday, March 17, important news emerged in Bogotá. David Felipe Acosta Botina, a young man who had not been heard from since the beginning of the month, has reappeared.
TL;DR
- David Felipe Acosta Botina, missing since March 1st, contacted his family on March 16th.
- Acosta disappeared after leaving a casino in Bogotá's Zona T.
- Police reviewed surveillance footage showing his last known movements.
- He informed his family he left Bogotá voluntarily and is safe.
- The police have suspended the search and ruled out kidnapping or 'paseo millonario' as hypotheses.
- No extortion calls were made to the family, further discrediting the kidnapping theory.