The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will “monitor closely” the removal of all references to Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar at Escobar bistro, the authorities said in a joint statement on Friday (9 February).

The announcement comes afterthe Colombian embassy in Singapore protested against using the image of the deceased head of the Medellin drug cartel for the bar’s theme in a letter to Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Friday. Escobar bistro told Yahoo News Singapore in an interview on Thursday that the bar in China Square Central will retain its name but change the logo and décor after consultations with the authorities.