Colombia nabs warlord weeks after hinting at voluntary surrender
A top commander of the AGC was arrested on Sunday days after the paramilitary group said it was considering a surrender to justice. “Nicolas,” a member of the central command…
A top commander of the AGC was arrested on Sunday days after the paramilitary group said it was considering a surrender to justice. “Nicolas,” a member of the central command…
“Tom,” an alleged leader of the “Oficina de Envigado,” told authorities that he wants to help dismantle the powerful Medellin crime syndicate that has been around since Pablo Escobar. According…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that the country’s largest illegal armed group, the AGC, will be demobilizing “in the coming days.” The demobilization would mean the end of the…
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council is “concerned” over ongoing ties between state agents and death squads in Colombia, it said in the periodic review of the country. The UN’s highest…
Colombia’s justice minister seems to have conflicting thoughts on how to demobilize the thousands of members of paramilitary groups his government claims do not exist. Justice Minister Enrique Gil said…
According to Colombia’s prosecution, the AGC paramilitary organization has approximately 7,000 members, making it more than four times as big as authorities have yet admitted. The Prosecutor General’s Office’s organized…
Authorities have arrested the leader of the enforcer army of one of Colombia’s most prolific drug lords, local media reported Sunday. Arnulfo Guzman, a.k.a. “El Tigre,” was the supreme commander…
The justice minister has drafted a bill that would regulate the demobilization of illegal armed groups like the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), a.k.a. “Clan del Golfo.” The AGC…
“Bloque Meta” (Meta Bloc) is a paramilitary group from estern Colombia that is considered part of drug trafficking organization “Los Puntilleros.” The group was formed around the 2011 demobilization of ERPAC,…