EPL
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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23 APR 2021
The EPL, also called the Pelusos, were once a major criminal threat in Colombia but have faded in recent years after losing key territory.
All About Colombia Mafia
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA
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JANUARY 18, 2019
Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho,” was one of the most wanted criminals in both Colombia and Ecuador, after military forces made him a priority target. Guacho led the dissident members…
COCAINE
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17 DEC 2018
In early December, authorities dramatically curtailed the power of the Pelle-Vottari clan - a grouping within the formidable ‘Ndrangheta mafia — arresting Domenico Pelle along with 89 others associated with…
COLOMBIA
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3 OCT 2018
A series of attacks on multinational companies operating in Colombia could indicate that armed groups are shedding discipline for increased criminal gains, in a new era of organized crime in…
COLOMBIA
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30 MAR 2018
With the death of “El Indio,” the Urabeños’ third-in-command, Colombian security forces have dealt another blow to the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the country, a sign that authorities…
COLOMBIA
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13 MAR 2018
The Colombian mafia comprises networks of localized and shadowy groups and figures involved in illicit economies.
COCAINE EUROPE
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12 MAR 2018
Authorities in Spain have arrested a Colombian with celebrity connections on accusations that he used his jet-set lifestyle as cover for his role as the leader of an international drug…
COLOMBIA MAFIA
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MAY 10, 2019
José Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos is presumed to be one of the biggest drug lords in Colombia. During his criminal career spanning more than 20 years, Piedrahita managed to stay out…
COLECTIVOS
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29 JAN 2018
Venezuela’s continued spiral into economic, political and social crisis and the demobilization of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group have shifted criminal dynamics on the Colombia-Venezuela border, transforming the region into…
COLOMBIA
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16 JAN 2018
Has Colombia's FARC really left the country's criminal scene? Yes, and absolutely not. The rebel army is gone, and has become a political party. The FARC Mafia is just coming…
COLOMBIA
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DECEMBER 7, 2018
Óscar Mauricio Pachón, alias “Puntilla,” was a drug trafficker who controlled a criminal network in Colombia’s strategic Eastern Plains.
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The AGC emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become a dominant but fragmented criminal force.
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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OCTOBER 28, 2020
The Oficina de Envigado has evolved from Pablo Escobar's debt collection agency to a complex criminal actor in Medellín.
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