A turf war over the control over Colombia’s Caribbean port cities has expanded to Santa Marta, one of the country’s oldest drug trafficking hubs. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, some…
Jailed warlord “Otoniel” told Colombia’s war crimes tribunal that politicians and police commanders are on the payroll of paramilitary organization AGC, local media reported Thursday. Dario Antonio Usuga, a.k.a. “Otoniel,”…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP ordered the government to implement policies that would allow the dismantling of illegal armed groups. In a statement, the JEP blasted the government of President…
Victims of Colombia’s armed conflict clashed with the government of the United States about the pending extradition of jailed paramilitary leader “Otoniel.” The Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) asked the…
Colombia’s police suspended the cooperation of former paramilitary commander “Otoniel” with the commission that is investigating the armed conflict. Police intelligence unit DIJIN ended a visit of the Truth Commission…
The former leader of Colombia’s largest paramilitary group told a court on Tuesday that his arrest in October was voluntary. The government of President Ivan Duque has always claimed the…
The Unites States government left Colombia’s paramilitary organizations off Washington DC’s updated list of foreign terrorist organizations. In a press statement, the US Department of State announced that it would…
Control over Colombia’s largest paramilitary group, the AGC, has allegedly been transferred to “Chiquito Malo” after the arrest of long-time leader “Otoniel.” According to the authorities, Chiquito Malo’s real name…