Gang leader directs criminal operations from Medellin jail
An incarcerated gang leader was accused of directing up to 100 criminal acts from his jail cell in the municipality of Itagui, just south of Medellin reported El Tiempo. Fabio…
An incarcerated gang leader was accused of directing up to 100 criminal acts from his jail cell in the municipality of Itagui, just south of Medellin reported El Tiempo. Fabio…
Colombia’s National Police have captured 17 people allegedly belonging to a criminal network that complied with the orders of Antioquia-based narco-trafficking kingpin “Valenciano,” Radio Santa Fe reported Wednesday. Among the…
An alliance between “Los Urabeños” and alias “Valenciano” could be shifting the dynamics of the fierce gang war in the Antioquian capital of Medellin, threatening the dominance of alias “Sebastian,”…
Two students have been killed in the crossfire between gangs in Medellin Two students, aged 16 and 17 were killed while doing their homework, while two 16-year-olds and one 14-year-old…
Contrary to the announcement by Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar, major drug lord “Valenciano” has not been captured, Colombian police said late Wednesday. Following the initial confusion, it emerged that the…
Drug lord “Valenciano,” one of the leaders of Medellin-based neo-paramilitary drug gang Oficina de Envigado and thought to be responsible for thousands of deaths in northwest Colombia, has been arrested…
Police arrest a right-hand man of “Valenciano,” one of Colombia’s most wanted drug traffickers. Jose Benito Villarreal Ramirez, alias “Echeverry,” was arrested Friday in the Magdalena department in northern Colombia.…
Colombian police say they have captured nine key associates of Medellin gang leader Maximiliano Bonilla, alias “Valenciano.” The men are allegedly members of the “Los Mondongueros” gang, and are accused of…
Twenty alleged gang members of narco-kingpin Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias “Valenciano,” were captured by Colombia’s police. The detainees were arrested in various cities in Colombia during a large scale operation.…