Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo, a.k.a. “Plata Limpia”
Juan Gonzalo Angel is an alleged money launderer and a former director of Pablo Escobar’s foundation “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” which constructed a neighborhood with the drug lord’s name. Angel and…
Juan Gonzalo Angel is an alleged money launderer and a former director of Pablo Escobar’s foundation “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” which constructed a neighborhood with the drug lord’s name. Angel and…
Luis Guillermo Angel, a.k.a. “Guillo,” is a former Medellin Cartel pilot and one of Colombia’s main drug traffickers, according to a 2021 counternarcotics investigation by the National Police. Guillo began…
Los Pachenca, a.k.a. the ACSN, are an organized crime group from Colombia’s Caribbean coast where they control cocaine exports and other organized crime rackets. The origins of Los Pachenca go…
Control over Colombia’s largest paramilitary group, the AGC, has allegedly been transferred to “Chiquito Malo” after the arrest of long-time leader “Otoniel.” According to the authorities, Chiquito Malo’s real name…
La Constru is a paramilitary group that is active in Putumayo, one of Colombia’s most important coca cultivation regions and strategically located along the Ecuadorean border. The group first manifested itself in…
Paramilitary group “Los Caparrapos” operates in the north of Colombia, specifically in Bajo Cauca, a gold-rich region in the Antioquia province. The group was initially formed in 1996 by “Macaco,”…
Daniel Barrera, a.k.a. “El Loco Barrera” has been dubbed “the last of the great capos.” He became a key player in Colombia’s drug trade after the fall of the Medellin…
“Los Puntilleros” is the name given to paramilitary groups “Bloque Meta” and “Libertadores de Vichada,” two rival factions of AUC dissident group ERPAC. The Puntilleros is considered a Class A Organized…