‘Megateo’
“Megateo” is the late dissident leader of the EPL, the group that formally demobilized...
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Colombia kills drug lord ‘Megateo’ in combat
Colombia’s security forces killed drug lord “Megateo” in an offensive in the northeast of the country. The killing is the second major blow to Colombian drug trafficking operations this week. Megateo, who led a...
Authorities seize 39 homes of Colombia’s drug lord ‘Megateo’
Colombia’s police force and the Prosecutor General’s Office were responsible for seizing 39 “luxury” buildings belonging to drug lord “Megateo,” with a value of almost $6.7 million. The heap...
Thousand displaced amid drug lord manhunts in north Colombia
Military operations against Colombia’s most wanted drug lords, “Otoniel” and...
Megateo, the drug lord who evaporated after getting shot
Authorities on Monday claimed that “Megateo,” one of Colombia’s most feared drug lords, had been shot by a sniper. Nevertheless, police and soldiers looking for the former guerrilla have no idea where he is....
Colombian authorities uncover drug lord’s vast network of government officials
Investigators of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and military intelligence have...
Colombia Supreme Court upholds murder sentence for fugitive paramilitary
Colombia’s Supreme Court confirmed the sentence of one of the country’s most prominent...
EPL boss ‘Megateo’ hopes joining Colombia’s peace talks
“Megateo,” the leader of a dissident faction of the officially demobilized EPL and...
Soldiers carrying 300 kilos of cocaine arrested in northern Colombia
Three soldiers transporting some 300 kilos of cocaine were arrested in northern Colombia, local...
Venezuela arrests Colombian ‘narcotrafficker’
Venezuelan authorities arrested the alleged second in command of a feared Colombian drug trafficking ring Thursday. Juan Carlos Peña, alias “Yerno”, was caught Thursday on Margarita Island by members of Venezuela’s National...
Huge seizure of weaponry from North Santander gang
A mass seizure of contraband belonging drug trafficker “Megateo” and his gang was carried out by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Colombia police Monday. The contraband was found in a parked car in a lot in...
Leader of feared criminal gang ‘Urabeños’ captured
A leader of notorious criminal gang “Los Urabeños” has been captured on Wednesday on a luxurious property near the Venezuelan border. The gang ringleader, Oscar Alejandro Sandoval, alias “Candado,” was...
