Caribbean coastal city Santa Marta is beset by neo-paramilitaries who want to turn it in to a “second center of operations,” reported Colombian daily El Tiempo Thursday. The picturesque tourist…
Neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” are taking control of the Medellin underworld at the expense of the local “Oficina de Envigado,”, newspaper El Tiempo reported. According to the newspaper, the Uraba-based…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday his government has raised the reward for top commanders of guerrilla group FARC and drug trafficking groups active in the north of the…
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,”…
The FARC are working in cooperation with neo-paramilitaries in northern Colombia because leaders of the two groups are family members, according to newspaper El Tiempo. The claim is based around…
Colombia’s National Police claimed Sunday to have arrested a key member of neo-paramilitary drug trafficking organization “Los Urabeños” who is wanted by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges. According…
Colombian police said Tuesday they have arrested 12 members of neo-paramilitary drug trafficking organization “Los Urabeños” in the north of the country. Eleven of the suspected neo-paramilitaries were arrested in…
Colombian neo-paramilitary groups have extended their influence along the Venezuelan border, engaging in drug trafficking and forging links with local criminal gangs, reported El Espectador Monday. Groups such as Los…
Jailed paramilitary drug lord “Don Mario” continues to run neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” from prison, weekly Semana reported Sunday based on Colombian and international intelligence sources.