Colombian neo-paramilitary close to reaching deal with US authorities
Colombia’s former neo-paramilitary drug lord, alias “Sebastian,” is reportedly...
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Govt seizes assets of former Oficina de Envigado leader
Colombia’s prosecutor general on Tuesday began the seizure of over four million in property belonging to the former head of Medellin crime syndicate, “La Oficina de Envigado.” Erikson Vargas Cardona, alias...
New Year’s Eve massacre ordered from prison: Police
Colombia police on Sunday alleged that a former head of “La Oficina de Envigado” ordered the New Year’s Eve massacre that left nine people dead from a prison cell. The spotlight has fallen on Ericson Vargas...
Key member of Medellin gang under house arrest
One of Colombia’s key members of the Medellin-based criminal gang “Oficina de Envigado” has been granted house arrest on Thursday. Victor Manuel Quintero Alzate, alias “Colas,” was allegedly...
Criminal leader ‘Sebastian’ moved to maximum security prison
Captured criminal leader “Sebastian” will be transferred to a maximum security prison in Colombia as a preventative measure, reported local media Monday. According to Colombia’s National Institute of Punishment...
‘Sebastian’ was prepared for war: Police
“Sebastian” was prepared for any kind of war, said the police Thursday after finding a second high-technological weapon arsenal of the arrested leader of Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado. The arms...
‘Sebastian’ had better weapons than army
“Sebastian,” the leader of Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado who was arrested Wednesday, owned weapons that are more technologically advanced than Colombia’s Armed Forces. The weapon arsenal of...
Arrested Medellin crime boss Sebastian to be extradited to the US
Colombia will extradite “Sebastian,” the captured leader of the Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado, to the United States, said president Juan Manuel Santos Wednesday. According to Santos, Colombia...
Arrest of ‘Sebastian’ not likely to lead to new Medellin gang war: Expert
The arrest of “Sebastian,” the leader of Medellin-based crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado,” is not likely to spark a gang war in the city, like that experienced after the 2008 extradition of former...
Oficina de Envigado leader ‘Sebastian’ captured outside Medellin
“Sebastian,” the leader of the Medellin-based crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado and one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals, was captured by police Wednesday. Capturamos a alias “Sebastián” en...
Is Medellin on the brink of a drug war?
Local authorities, analysts and statistics clashed with U.K. daily The Guardian Wednesday after the newspaper claimed Medellin’s security improvements over the past ten years had been “blown apart” by drug gang...
Medellin mayor thanks Venezuela for capturing ‘Valenciano’
Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar expressed his gratitude to the Venezuelan government Monday for capturing Colombian drug lord, Maximiliano Bonilla, alias “Valenciano.” “We must give thanks to the Venezuelan...
