Dario Antonio Usuga
Dario Antonio Usuga has a long and bloody history of working for various illegal armed groups in Colombia. He reportedly began his military career as a member of the now defunct guerrilla group, the Popular Liberation Army (Ejercito Popular de Liberacion - EPL), which demobilized in 1991. He then began associating with right-wing paramilitary groups. He is accused of having participated in the 1997 massacre in Mapiripán, Meta, when the Castaño brothers sent a team of fighters to the Eastern Plains to begin a war campaign against alleged guerrillas and killed dozens of suspected rebel supporters. At some point, Usuga joined his brother Juan de Dios in working for drug trafficker Daniel Rendón Herrera, alias ‘Don Mario,’ laundering funds and handling extortion payments.
'Los Urabeños' Profile
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Urabeños
One of the many groups made up of former mid-level paramilitary leaders, the Urabeños have caused homicide rates to skyrocket in Colombia’s northern departments. The Urabeños, also known as the Autodefensas…
Other Urabeños Leaders
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Juan de Dios Usuga, alias ‘Giovanni’
Juan de Dios Usuga headed the Urabeños' military wing while the group was under the command of Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias "Don Mario." After Rendon’s arrest, Usuga and his brother… -
Mi Sangre
Medellin native Henry de Jesus Lopez, alias "Mi Sangre,” began his criminal career with the Oficina de Envigado, where he was primarily charged with trafficking drugs and women for his…
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