Colombia’s largest paramilitary group to demobilize ‘in the coming days’
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that the country’s largest illegal armed...
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ERPAC
ERPAC was a paramilitary drug trafficking organization that was active in the eastern plains of...
Police crack down on neo-paramilitary drug rings in east Colombia
Police reported on Thursday that it had arrested 37 persons in eastern Colombia. The suspects are...
Former paramilitary on his way to become one of Colombia’s main drug lords
Former paramilitary Martin Farfan, a.k.a. “Pijarvey,” is building an increasingly...
‘Los Rudos’ emerge as ‘major players’ in east Colombia drug war
Two brothers known as “Los Rudos” have been identified as new major players in a drug war raging...
7 Colombian soldiers charged for killing civilians to fake drug lord’s death
Seven soldiers have been charged for murdering civilians to fake the death in combat of a...
Neo-paramilitary leader ‘Mostrico’ captured
Colombian neo-paramilitary leader, alias ‘Mostrico,’ was captured by police in the country’s central Meta department Thursday. Rafael Escobar Patiño (alias Mostrico), leader of the Colombian Revolutionary...
Mass grave found on neo-paramilitary training ground
The Prosecutor General’s technical investigation team (CTI) Tuesday has discovered the common grave of three minors on a farm used as a training camp by the ERPAC neo-paramilitary group. The bodies were located in the...
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...
1,600 members of criminal armed groups captured in 2012: Police
Colombian police claimed to have captured over 1,600 members of illegal armed groups during 2012, local media reported on Friday. Police said that out of more than 1,600 arrests, 684 members of these groups had been tried and...
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...
Leader of dissident ERPAC faction surrenders to authorities
The leader of the dissident “Meta” faction of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC has surrendered to authorities, reported local media Wednesday. Jose Antionio, alias “Jean Claude,” the recent leader of the Meta...
