Investigations
The Ghost, a paramilitary drug lord, has moved to Madrid with his millions of drug dollars. He has...
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The Ghost Lives the High Life in Madrid
“The Ghost” had fled Medellín, tied off loose ends in the underworld and perhaps suspended his...
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Tracking the Ghost: Follow the Money
After the demobilization of the AUC in 2006, the paramilitary high command was behind bars. All...
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The Ghost Loses Drug Trafficking Partners
In 1997, the paramilitary army began its bloody campaign across Colombia, supposedly to fight the...
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The Ghost and His Paramilitary Army
The hunt for “Will the Ghost,” or “Memo Fantasma” had stalled once again. The name...
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Hunting the Ghost: a Face and a Name
Drug traffickers today have realized that their best protection is not a private army, but rather...
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‘The Invisibles’ of the Drug World
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The Invisible Drug Lord: Hunting ‘The Ghost’
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Thriving in the Shadows: Cocaine, Crime and Corruption in Ecuador
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Chronicle of a Threat Foretold: the ex-FARC Mafia
Colombia is at a crossroads. Several paths lay before it. One sees the ex-FARC mafia consigned to...
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The Future of the Ex-FARC Mafia
After 2002, under increasing pressure from security forces, the FARC moved much of their...
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Ex-FARC Mafia, Venezuela and the Current International Climate
With Colombia now producing more cocaine than ever before, the rise of illegal mining, as well as...
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