The Rastrojos were born out of the powerful Norte del Valle drug cartel and rose to become one of the most powerful transnational criminal syndicates in Colombia, until their top leadership surrendered or was captured in 2012.
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In a region where 50 percent of the population already makes its living in the informal market, it was perhaps…
The Venezuelan government and security forces have spent the last few months building up a criminal known as Santanita and…
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