Police arrest Rastrojos leader in Medellin
For the third time in four months, police claimed Thursday to have arrested the leader of the northern Colombian branch of drug gang the Rastrojos. The suspect, known under the…
For the third time in four months, police claimed Thursday to have arrested the leader of the northern Colombian branch of drug gang the Rastrojos. The suspect, known under the…
Three of Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations have agreed to divide Colombia’s drug trafficking routes in the west of the country to avoid infighting, Cali-based newspaper El Pais reports.…
Police captured six alleged members of criminal gang “Los Rastrojos” in northern Colombia, local media reported Sunday. The police initially reported the arrest of Lacides Manuel Vergara Lobo, alias “Felipe,”…
Colombian police say they have arrested a ringleader of drug gang “Los Rastrojos” just outside the city of Medellin. According to the police, the arrested “Felipe” was responsible for the…
Police said Tuesday they have arrested the successor of “Sebastian,” a leader of drug gangs “Los Rastrojos” and “Los Paisas,” who was murdered by his own men in July. The…
Narco-paramilitary organizations are active in 347 of Colombia’s 1,119 municipalities, reported the non-governmental organization Indepaz Thursday. According to the NGO, the number of Colombian municipalities with a narco-paramilitary presence has…
Angel de Jesus Pacheco, alias “Sebastian,” a leader of the drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos,” was reportedly betrayed and murdered by his own bodyguards Monday. Prosecutors have confirmed that the…
The director of the national police announced the arrest of 26 drug traffickers, including five civil aviation officials Thursday for their part in a Colombian drug lord’s network, although their…
Authorities capture the alleged second-in-command of a breakaway group of “Los Paisas” in Antioquia, considered to be leading their alliance with narco-traffickers “Los Rastrojos” in an ongoing territorial war with…