Urabeños - Gulf Clan
The Urabeños emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become the dominant criminal force in Colombia, with a reach that spread all across the country.
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COLOMBIA
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12 MAY 2022
An armed blockade by the Urabeños drug clan that left much of northern Colombia reeling has signaled that the group…
COLOMBIA
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6 MAY 2022
After the Urabeños’ former leader, alias Otoniel, was extradited to the United States this week, the group ordered a show…
AUC
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5 MAY 2022
Accused Colombia drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel,” has been extradited to the United States, bringing to an end…
COLOMBIA
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27 APR 2022
Before his arrest and extradition, Otoniel, both a former guerrilla fighter and ex-paramilitary, has an unparalleled reputation in the underworld.
COLOMBIA
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22 APR 2022
The end of an alliance between two local gangs and possible ties to large criminal groups looking to establish control…
COCAINE
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19 APR 2022
Recent sanctions imposed by the United States on the Kinahan Clan, arguably Ireland’s most powerful organized crime group, have brought…
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