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In Latest Blow to Urabeños, Colombia Government Takes Down ‘El Indio’
With the death of “El Indio,” the Urabeños’ third-in-command, Colombian security forces have dealt another blow to the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the country, a sign that authorities are closing in on the group's top...
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The Urabeños emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become the dominant criminal force in Colombia, with a reach that spread all across the...
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Shifting Criminal Dynamics Signal Violent Future for Colombia-Venezuela Border
Venezuela’s continued spiral into economic, political and social crisis and the demobilization of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group have shifted criminal...
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Video: Colombia’s Wounded Urabeños Seek a Way Out
Colombia’s wounded Urabeños group has announced a unilateral ceasefire in its latest bid to negotiate with the government. InSight Crime Co-Directors Steven...
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Colombia’s Peace Agreement With the FARC Survives First Year
A year after the signing of the FARC peace agreement, the Colombian government's efforts to end the conflict with the guerrilla group have...
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Massive Colombia Cocaine Seizure Shows Signs of Underworld Shake-Up
Colombia's largest cocaine seizure in over a decade is a blow to the Urabeños criminal group and illustrates the impact of the government's crackdown on the group,...
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Report Details Potential Surrender Agreement With Urabeños in Colombia
A new document has surfaced detailing the potential surrender terms for Colombia's most powerful criminal group, in what is the first glimpse of what such a deal...
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After Death of Number Two, Colombia’s Urabeños Offer to Surrender
The most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia and leader of the powerful Urabeños has offered to surrender himself and his organization to authorities just days...
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Second-in-Command of Colombia’s Urabeños Killed in Security Operation
A top commander of Colombia's most powerful crime group has been killed during a security operation, marking a new level of success for authorities while...
InSide Colombia’s BACRIM: Murder
Life of a Sicario
Anatomy of a Hit
The BACRIM's control over territories such as the north Colombian region of Bajo Cauca comes at the point...
InSide Colombia’s BACRIM: Power
The Bajo Cauca Franchise
BACRIM-Land
Armed Power Dynamics
The BACRIM in places like the region of Bajo Cauca are a typical manifestation of...
