US prosecutors have asked for the maximum 15-year sentence in the case of Mauricio Santoyo, the security chief of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe who admitted ties to organized…
A leader of Medellin criminal syndicate the Oficina de Envigado who was blamed for betraying the organization and causing a wave of violence in the city earlier this…
The head of Colombian gang the Urabeños was arrested in Buenos Aires, drawing attention to Argentina's status as a refuge for big-name Colombian traffickers, and raising…
Medellin mafia boss Sebastian, who was captured in August, has been moved to Colombias highest security prison following complaints from the police that he…
In many parts of Latin America, bus drivers are under threat from local gangs who demand regular extortion payments. Refusal to pay brings swift retribution, as seen with the murder…
Don Berna was the leader of Oficina de Envigado, a criminal group in Medellin, which grew after the fall of Pablo Escobar in Colombia.
Colombian police have captured one of the countrys biggest criminal bosses, the Oficina de Envigados Erick Vargas Cardenas, alias "Sebastian."…
A new report describes the shifting role of an unnamed female crime boss in Medellin's fractured mafia, evidence that the organization that once controlled Colombia's second-largest city has seen some…
Colombian General Mauricio Santoyo has turned himself in to US authorities, while a new report suggests that the general may have colluded with drug traffickers for over a decade, including…
An outsider criminal group from the Caribbean coast, far more ruthless, wealthy, and disciplined than Medellins street gangs, is poised to take over Colombias second largest city. InSight Crime visits…
Colombian media reports that "Mi Sangre," boss of the Urabeños drug gang and a major player in Medellin's underworld, is currently in Argentina, in further evidence of the country's importance…
The name of Henry de Jesus Lopez, alias "Mi Sangre or "My Blood," is increasingly being whispered on the streets of Medellin as he pushes into this city, seeking to…
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