Colombia

Wilmer Antonio Giraldo Quiroz, alias "Siopas," a prominent member of the Gaitanist Self- Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC)

News Gaitanistas

Murder of Gaitanista Leader Shows Internal Divisions Ahead of Colombia Peace Talks

by Sara Garcia 6 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

Shark fins, shown in the picture, are frequently trafficked despite CITES regulations.

News Wildlife Trafficking

Wildlife Protection Treaty Hits 50 Amid Challenges

by Gavin Voss 3 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution

The movie Cocaine Bear has a surprising connection to Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel.

News NarcoCulture

Pablo Escobar and the Real Criminal Story of the Cocaine Bear

by Chris Dalby 28 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

Wilder Emilio Sánchez Farfán, alias “Gato Farfán” poses with Colombian authorities who captured him in Pasto, Narino

Ecuador’s ‘Most Wanted’ Criminal Captured in Colombia

by Henry Shuldiner 17 Feb 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

Members of the National Police of Peru are shown armed next to a creepy marijuana seizure

News

All of Colombia’s Marijuana Is ‘Creepy,’ Until It Isn’t

by Henry Shuldiner and Yago Rosado 13 Feb 202313 Oct 2023

InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up

by Peter Appleby, Chris Dalby, Sean Doherty, Scott Mistler-Ferguson and Henry Shuldiner 8 Feb 202319 Oct 2023

Cocaína incautada por la Fuerza Pública de Colombia durante el 2022

Record Cocaine Seizures in Colombia as Government Negotiates With Traffickers

by Juan Diego Posada 3 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

Otoniel Pleads Guilty: Farewell to Colombia’s Narco Old Guard

by Juan Diego Posada 26 Jan 202313 Oct 2023

News GameChangers

GameChangers 2022: Drug Bonanza Amid Prohibition Challenges in 2023

by Jeremy McDermott and Steven Dudley 29 Dec 202213 Oct 2023

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