Gaitanistas

An explanation of criminal leaders captured by Colombian authorities including the Rastrojos' leader, Daniel Rastrojo

Investigations Colombia

Rastrojos Power Vacuum Leaves Colombia’s Pacific Vulnerable to Upheaval

by Steven Dudley and Andres Ortiz 19 Jul 201224 Apr 2023

‘My Blood’ May Unite Two of Colombia’s Most Powerful Gangs

by Jeremy McDermott 2 May 201224 Apr 2023

Brief

Study: BACRIMs Continue Steady Expansion Across Colombia

by Christopher Looft 22 Feb 201224 Apr 2023

Neo-Paramilitary Groups Divvy Up Colombia’s West

by Geoffrey Ramsey 20 Feb 201224 Apr 2023

Brief

Colombian Gangs Battle It Out in Venezuela

by Jeremy McDermott 11 Jan 201224 Apr 2023

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Gaitanistas Gang Offers $1,000 Reward to Murder Colombian Police

by Hannah Stone 10 Jan 201224 Apr 2023

Gaitanistas Flex Their Muscles in North Colombia

by Jeremy McDermott 9 Jan 201224 Apr 2023

Gaitanistas Leader Killed, but Expansion Likely to Continue

by Jeremy McDermott and Elyssa Pachico 3 Jan 201224 Apr 2023

Brief

New York Times Features Images from Colombia’s Illegal Gold Mines

by Hannah Stone 2 Nov 201124 Apr 2023

Threatening graffiti on the wall in Colombia

The New Political Face of Colombia’s Drug Gangs

by InSight Crime 24 Oct 201124 Apr 2023

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Colombian Police Seize ‘Gaitanistas’ Drug Submarine

by Geoffrey Ramsey 19 Oct 201124 Apr 2023

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Colombia Strikes Blow Against Gaitanistas Cocaine Network

by Jeanna Cullinan 13 Sep 201124 Apr 2023

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