Concerns over violence after Colombia arrests top paramilitary chief
Following the arrest of “Otoniel,” the central command of paramilitary group AGC, a.k.a. “Clan del Golfo,” will have to choose a new leader. How this process works is unknown as…
Following the arrest of “Otoniel,” the central command of paramilitary group AGC, a.k.a. “Clan del Golfo,” will have to choose a new leader. How this process works is unknown as…
Colombia will soon know whether the US Government’s human rights concerns are genuine or just talk. Washington DC’s credibility depend on the State Department, which could request the extradition of…
Unless Colombia’s government extradites “Otoniel” to the United States, the captured warlord will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. According to the prosecution, the long-time commander of…
Colombia’s most wanted man, paramilitary leader “Otoniel,” has been arrested by the security forces, the government said Saturday. According to newspaper El Colombiano, the commander of paramilitary group AGC was…
Colombia’s prosecution have arrested a former police colonel and a former police captain who allegedly managed assets of paramilitary group AGC, local media reported Tuesday. The police’s former operations chief…
Paramilitary groups remained active in almost one in every five of Colombia’s municipalities after the demobilization of paramilitary organization AUC in 2006, according to a think tank. In its annual…
Colombia’s most powerful paramilitary leader has turned the largest manhunt since Pablo Escobar into one of the security forces’ greatest embarrassments. Former President Juan Manuel Santos announced “Operation Agamedon” in…
The governor of one of Colombia’s Caribbean provinces fled to the United States after allegedly discovering that a paramilitary group was planning to assassinate the politician. Governor Carlos Caicedo of…
The prosecution and paramilitary group AGC have been intimidating locals near oil fields of state-run company Ecopetrol in northeast Colombia after a series of guerrilla attacks. The Ombudsman last week…