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Iranian Gold, Platinum Smugglers Arrested in Colombia’s Chocó
Colombian authorities have arrested two Iranian citizens on charges of overseeing illegal mining in the department of Chocó and of having illicitly exported over $50 million worth of gold and platinum to Canada and the United...
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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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The Steady Downfall of Colombia’s Most Powerful Drug Organization
Rocked by government assaults, internal dissent and a leader publicly looking to abandon ship, the Urabeños are facing a dire outlook, one that promises a violent...
Analysis /
Attacks on Multinationals in Colombia: Signs of New Criminal Era
A series of attacks on multinational companies operating in Colombia could indicate that armed groups are shedding discipline for increased criminal gains, in a new...
Brief /
Colombia Law Letting Crime Groups Surrender May Be Too Little Too Late
A new law in Colombia allowing for the collective surrender of criminal groups may have little success, since the country’s fragmented underworld doesn't...
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Colombia Authorities ‘Narrow In’ on Urabeños Leader With Latest Arrest
Authorities in Colombia have captured one of the last remaining leaders of the Urabeños, a devastating blow to the country’s most powerful drug trafficking...
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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...
The ‘Invisibles’: Colombia’s New Generation of Drug Traffickers
Drug trafficking has long embedded itself in Colombia’s civil conflict, hiding among, and subverting, the warring factions. Now as the civil conflict draws down,...
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The Colombian Mafia
The mafia in Colombia today is comprised of a maelstrom of localized groups, shadowy power brokers and sub-contracted labor that combine to bring order to the...
Analysis /
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...
Analysis /
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...