Colombian criminal group the Paisas are trying to appropriate the drug smuggling networks once controlled by the paramilitaries, but unlike their rivals they are more disorganized and prone to infighting. The Paisas first emerged as a rural militia linked to the criminal syndicate known as the Oficina de Envigado and portions of a paramilitary group known as the Minero Bloc, but it is now considered its own independent drug-trafficking organization. It is plagued by infighting within its own ranks, as well as a brutal, ongoing feud with competitor groups over access to smuggling routes to the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.