Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias 'The Chess Player'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES /
21 JUN 2022
Colombian kingpin, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias “The Chess Player,” was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel.
Colombia
COLOMBIA
Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’
COLOMBIA /
JUNE 17, 2022
Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias "Chiquito Malo," is the current commander of the Urabeños.
10th Front - Ex-FARC Mafia
COLOMBIA GROUPS /
18 JAN 2022
The 10th Front, also known as the Martín Villa Front, is one of the most active elements of the ex-FARC Mafia groups in Colombia.
The Capture of Otoniel
27 OCT 2021
Otoniel was the most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia, with a $5 million bounty on his head. InSight Crime explores the real consequences of his arrest for the country's criminal…
Pablo Escobar
AUC /
30 AUG 2021
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was the pioneer in industrial-scale cocaine trafficking.
Border Command
COLOMBIA /
JUNE 11, 2022
Los Comandos de la Frontera, or the Border Command, formerly known as La Mafia, is a group made up of FARC dissidents and La Constru, a successor of the AUC.
Eliecer Erlinto Chamorro, alias 'Antonio Garcia'
ANTONIO GARCÍA /
JUNE 24, 2021
Eliecer Erlinto Chamorro, alias "Antonio Garcia," is the number two commander in Colombias National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group.
Libertadores del Vichada
COLOMBIA /
23 ABRIL DE 2021
The Libertadores del Vichada are a splinter group of the Popular Revolutionary Anti-Terrorist Army of Colombia.
Colombia Profile
COLOMBIA /
2021-01-21
While Colombia's situation has improved since the FARC demobilized, it faces significant challenges from a more fragmented organized crime landscape.
EPL
COLOMBIA GROUPS /
JULY 15, 2022
The EPL, also called the Pelusos, were once a major criminal threat in Colombia but have faded in recent years after losing key territory.
Second Marquetalia
COLOMBIA GROUPS /
JULY 5, 2022
The Second Marquetalia is one of the largest group of dissident FARC, who rejected the 2016 peace process with the government.
Ricardo Abel Ayala Orrego, alias 'Cabuyo'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES /
APRIL 23, 2021
Ricardo Abel Ayala Ortega, alias "Cabuyo," is currently one of Colombia's highest value military targets and operates mainly in the northwestern department of Antioquia.
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