Colombia

Four members of the AGC, or Gaitanistas, after their arrest in Colombia

Colombia Gaitanistas

Gaitanistas – Gulf Clan

by InSight Crime 5 Dec 20235 Dec 2023

Militares patrullan las calles de Buenaventura

Colombia Colombia

The Shottas

by InSight Crime 24 Nov 202324 Nov 2023

FARC soldiers walking towards the camera

FARC

by InSight Crime 23 Nov 202323 Nov 2023

Colombia Colombia Personalities

Griselda Blanco, alias ‘La Madrina’

by InSight Crime 21 Nov 202321 Nov 2023

Chiquito Malo, leader of the Urabeños

Colombia Gaitanistas

Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’

by InSight Crime 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023

Iván Mordisco is one of the most important leaders of the ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia.

Colombia Iván Mordisco

Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias ‘Iván Mordisco’

by InSight Crime 14 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

The Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central - EMC) is the governing body of a group of factions who refused to demobilize during the FARC peace process in 2017.

Colombia Colombia Groups

Central General Staff – Ex-FARC Mafia

by InSight Crime 16 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel,” was the head of the AGC, Colombia's main drug trafficking group, until his arrest in October 2021.

Colombia Otoniel

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias ‘Otoniel’

by InSight Crime 30 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

John 40 is a longstanding FARC commander, now a crucial figure within the ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia and Venezuela's Amazonas provinces.

Colombia Ex-FARC Mafia

Géner García Molina, alias ‘John 40’

by InSight Crime 20 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

Colombia Ex-FARC Mafia

Ex-FARC Mafia

by InSight Crime 20 Oct 202227 Nov 2023

Pablito is one of the ELN's longstanding and most belligerent commanders. His support would be crucial to any peace talks in Colombia.

Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, alias ‘Pablito’

by InSight Crime 3 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Members of the Rastrojos back when the group controlled sizeable criminal economies in Colombia.

Colombia Rastrojos

Rastrojos

by InSight Crime 20 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

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