Ex-FARC Mafia

The FARC will now begin reintegrating into civilian life

Colombia’s FARC Finalize Disarmament Today. What’s Next?

by Mimi Yagoub 15 Aug 201724 Apr 2023

FARC dissidents arrested in NariÃ±o

Reports Show Ex-FARC Criminal Cells Taking Shape Around Colombia

by James Bargent 1 Aug 201724 Apr 2023

Photo from an InSight Crime visit to the FARC demobilization zone in Tumaco, NariÃ±o

Brief

8 Months In, Concerns Linger as Colombia’s FARC Peace Process Advances

by Mimi Yagoub 20 Jul 201724 Apr 2023

Colombia's government has set ambitious coca eradication goals

Colombia’s New Crop Substitution Plan Facing Old Obstacles: Report

by Claire Dennis 13 Jul 201724 Apr 2023

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during the bilateral meeting in Paris

Brief

Colombia President Declares End of FARC, But Doubts Persist

by Héctor Silva Ávalos 23 Jun 201724 Apr 2023

A cocaine lab being dismantled in Putumayo, Colombia

Brief

FARC Dissidents Behind Drug Lab on Colombia-Ecuador Border?

by Tristan Clavel 19 Jun 201724 Apr 2023

Liborio Guarulla, governor of Amazonas

Brief

Venezuela Suspends Border Governor After He Speaks Out on Crime

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 9 May 201724 Apr 2023

FARC guerrillas

Brief

Dissident FARC Guerrillas Kidnap UN Official in Colombia

by David Gagne 4 May 201724 Apr 2023

FARC dissidents could reignite a political conflict

Brief

FARC Dissidence Could Grow Amid Missteps in Peace Deal Implementation

by Tristan Clavel 28 Apr 201724 Apr 2023

Luis Alberto OrtÃz Cabezas, alias "Pepe"

Murder of Ex-FARC Casts More Shadows on Colombia’s Peace

by Leonardo Goi 21 Apr 201724 Apr 2023

The state has not yet occupied all areas left behind by the FARC guerrillas

Colombia Prematurely Claims Victory in Fight for Former FARC Turf

by Mimi Yagoub 8 Mar 201722 Nov 2023

FARC splinter groups are forming around Colombia

Brief

Colombia Moves Against FARC Dissenters’ Criminal Assets

by James Bargent 24 Feb 201724 Apr 2023

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