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Rastrojos Demonstrate Power with Attack on Venezuela Military Base
A recent attack by Colombian criminal group, Los Rastrojos, on a military base in Venezuela confirms that the group is gathering strength in the country and will not hold back in its confrontations with Venezuelan security forces in order to safeguard its criminal markets along the...
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Rastrojos
The Rastrojos were born out of the powerful Norte del Valle drug cartel and rose to become one of the most powerful transnational criminal syndicates in Colombia, until their top leadership surrendered or was captured in...
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Colombian Criminal Arrest Reminder of Dissolved Cartel’s Influence
Authorities arrested a former leader of a now dissolved Colombian drug trafficking organization, a sign that the group's legacy in the country's underworld lives...
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Plea Deal Lands Colombia Drug Boss Light Sentence in US Court
A Colombian drug boss whose surrender to US authorities helped decimate what was once among the country's most powerful criminal organizations has negotiated his...
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Report Breaks Down 15 Years of Bloodshed in Colombia’s Murder Capital
A new analysis of 15 years of homicide statistics in Colombia's most violent city, Cali, highlights the direct correlation between underworld evolutions and...
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Arrest Signals Persistence of Rastrojos Faction in Colombia Drug Trade
The arrest of the alleged leader of Rastrojos faction "los Comba" is a sign that the criminal group was able to grow under the authorities' radar since its near...
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Surging South America Cocaine Use a Market Boom for Crime Networks
Growth of cocaine use in South America is outpacing any other region in the world and creating an emerging market boom for organized crime groups that are...
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Crime Groups Win in Colombia – Venezuela Border Closure
Venezuela's decision to close its border with Colombia in 2015 has been hugely profitable for criminal groups, who now have unprecedented control over contraband...
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Arrests Spotlight Trend of Colombian Criminal Migration Abroad
The recent arrests of Colombian drug trafficking bosses abroad is indicative of how local criminal leaders have set up residence across Latin America, both to...
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Colombia Frees Brother of Top Organized Crime Leader
The recent release of a high-level drug trafficking and money laundering suspect highlights Colombia's continued difficulty in successfully prosecuting organized...
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Venezuela Police Gun Down Colombian Gangster on Border
Venezuelan police have killed a former Colombian paramilitary accused of committing murders and trafficking drugs along the Venezuela-Colombia frontier, a...
