Organised crime in Colombia - Wikipedia
WEBOrganised crime in Colombia refers to the activities of various groups of drug cartels, guerilla groups, organised crime syndicates or underworld activities including drug trafficking, contract killing, racketeering and other crimes in Colombia. Colombia has seen the rise and fall of drug empires, crime syndicates and organised guerrilla groups ...
Colombia gangs: 'Surrender or we'll hunt you down' warns minister - BBC
WEBFive years after the implementation of a peace deal with Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), the country is by no means free of armed gangs.
Exclusive: Colombian armed groups and gangs have 17,600 …
WEBApr 13, 2023 · More than 17,600 people are members of the four major armed groups and 23 gangs with which the Colombian government hopes to reach peace or surrender deals, two security agency reports seen by...
GameChangers 2019: Latin America’s Top 10 Criminal Groups
WEBJan 22, 2020 · Here is where the ELN excels with its politico-military structure, which has survived the offensives of US-backed Colombian governments, right-wing paramilitaries and other Colombian criminal groups for over five decades.
World Report 2024: Colombia | Human Rights Watch
WEBA government-supported truce between two gangs in the port city of Buenaventura led to a decrease in killings between September 2022 and March 2023, followed by an increase between April and July.
Colombia peace deal failing as violent gangs recruit vulnerable ...
WEBAug 4, 2022 · According to the UN, some 600 children were recruited by armed gangs in the three years after signing the peace deal - a number experts say is vastly underestimated.
Colombia's Clan del Golfo gang network extends to 28 countries -police
WEBNov 3, 2021 · World. Colombian authorities are focused on breaking up the Clan del Golfo gang - whose network extends to 28 countries around the world - after the capture of the group's leader late last...
Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking group wants to talk …
WEBApr 3, 2023 · According to Colombian authorities and human rights defenders, the AGC has cemented its control through forced displacement, extortion, killings of police officers and recruitment of minors.
Colombia peace deal: The families displaced five years on
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Five years after a peace deal came into force in Colombia, violence by armed gangs is again on the rise.
Colombia’s president is selling ‘total peace.’ But gangs don’t buy it.
WEBSep 19, 2023 · Colombia’s ambitious plan to end decades of violence with guerillas and drug traffickers has dragged on for months with mixed success. Critics fear that gangs are taking advantage of...