Colombia
After more than half a century of civil war and the rise and fall of drug trafficking empires, Colombia has made huge strides in improving its security situation in recent years. However, it remains beset by guerrilla rebels and criminal networks, and the Colombian underworld is a potent mix of ideological organizations, their remnants, and organized crime. Here, the boundaries between war and criminal activity are fluid. Read full profile
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Criminal Personalities A-Z
- Leider Johani Noscue, alias ‘Mayimbú’
- Angel de Jesus Pacheco Chanci, alias ‘Sebastian’
- Cesar Augusto Torres Lujan, alias ‘Mono Vides’
- Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias ‘Otoniel’
- Daniel Barrera Barrera, alias ‘El Loco’
- Diego Fernando Murillo, alias ‘Don Berna’
- Diego Perez Henao, alias ‘Diego Rastrojo’
- Eliecer Erlinto Chamorro, alias ‘Antonio Garcia’
- Erickson Vargas Cardenas, alias ‘Sebastian’ (Oficina)
- Géner García Molina, alias ‘John 40’
- Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias ‘The Chess Player’
- Guillermo Leon Saenz Vargas, alias ‘Alfonso Cano’
- Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, alias ‘Pablito’
- Henry Castellanos Garzón, alias ‘Romaña’
- Henry de Jesús López, alias ‘Mi Sangre’
- Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, alias ‘El Paisa’
- Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias ‘Comba’
- Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’
- José Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos, alias ‘El Árabe,’ or the ‘Patron de Caucasia’
- Jose Eberto Lopez Montero, alias ‘Caracho’
- José Manuel Sierra Sabogal, alias ‘Zarco Aldinever’
- José Vicente Lesmes, alias ‘Walter Mendoza’
- Juan de Dios Úsuga, alias ‘Giovanni’
- Luciano Marín Arango, alias ‘Iván Márquez’
- Luis Agustin Caicedo Velandia, alias ‘Don Lucho’
- Luis E. Calle Serna
- Marcos de Jesus Figueroa Garcia, alias ‘Marquitos’
- Martin Farfan Diaz Gonzalez, alias ‘Pijarbey’
- Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias ‘Valenciano’
- Miguel Botache Santillana, alias ‘Gentil Duarte’
- Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias ‘Iván Mordisco’
- Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista, alias ‘Gabino’
- Óscar Mauricio Pachón, alias ‘Puntilla’
- Pablo Escobar
- Pedro Oliverio Guerrero, alias ‘Cuchillo’
- Rafael Alvarez Piñeda, alias ‘Chepe’
- Ricardo Abel Ayala Orrego, alias ‘Cabuyo’
- Roberto Vargas Gutiérrez, alias ‘Gavilán’
- Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, alias ‘Timochenko’
- Seuxis Pausías Hernández, alias ‘Jesús Santrich’
- Victor Julio Suarez Rojas, alias ‘Mono Jojoy’
- Victor Navarro, alias ‘Megateo’
- Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho”
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