ERPAC
ERPAC was a paramilitary drug trafficking organization that was active in the eastern plains of...
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Colombia seizes $11 million in assets from drug kingpin
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Saturday repossessed more than $11 million in assets from extradited drug lord and partner of Daniel “El Loco” Barrera. Carlos Fernando Serralde Plaza alias “El...
Colombia police deal ‘greatest blow’ to criminal gangs in 2013
Colombia police recorded their “greatest blow” against criminal gangs this year after capturing the leader of a dissident neo-paramilitary gang. Colombia National Police Commander, General Jose Roberto Leon told...
‘Colombian colonel exhumed corpses, dressed them as neo-paramilitaries’
A Colombian army colonel has been accused of murdering civilians and stealing corpses to simulate the successful killing of a leading neo-paramilitary. Colombia’s Prosecutor General says Colonel Oscar Orlando Gomez...
ERPAC commanders surrender
300 members of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC, including supreme leader “Caracho” have surrendered to authorities in the central Colombian Meta department, local media reported Saturday. Caracho turned himself in...
Nephew of infamous drug lord ‘Cuchillo’ turns himself in
An alleged key member of the neo-paramilitary group ERPAC and nephew of the slain drug lord “Cuchillo” has turned himself in to authorities, El Espectador reported on Friday. Cristian Rodriguez, known as...
‘Cuchillo’s’ mother asks for son’s belongings
The mother of deceased ERPAC commander “Cuchillo” files suit against the Justice and Peace Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office for the return of her son’s valuables. According to newspaper El Tiempo,...
ERPAC financial head captured
Fredy “Caracho” Ricardo Santos Ramirez, the financial leader of the neo-paramilitary criminal group ERPAC, is captured by Colombia’s police, reports W Radio. Caracho was detained in the city of Villavicencio in...
Former governor sentenced for paramilitary ties
A former governor of a southeastern department in Colombia was sentenced to 90 months in prison for ties with paramilitaries, reported Colombian press Tuesday. El Especatador reports that the Supreme Court sentenced the former...
‘FARC may inherit hundreds of men from slain drug lord’
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC may benefit from the recent killing of neo-paramilitary drug lord “Cuchillo,” newspaper El Espectador reported on Monday. According to the newspaper, the death of Pedro...
Family receives ‘Cuchilo’s’ body
Relatives of “Cuchillo” received the remains of the paramilitary drug lord who died on Christmas day after an attack on the ranch where he was celebrating Christmas. According to the coroner’s office in Bogota,...
Colombian police release video of attack on ‘Cuchillo’
Colombia’s police released a video of the operation that killed paramilitary drug lord “Cuchillo” in the early hours of Christmas Day. The video, filmed from a Colombian Air Force aircraft, shows how...
