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Previously, FARC dominated the coca market in areas they controlled. Since the group disarmed, other criminal groups have failed to establish the same level of control.

Violence against civilians in Colombia is rising amid the various crises facing the government’s Total Peace policy. 

Alerts at Colombian airports increased by 275% between 2021 and 2023 — including large seizures at airports in San Andrés.

Prosecutors say the group hid drug money by buying cryptocurrency then sending it to companies controlled by Cartier to convert back into US dollars.

Canadian Arrested For Throwing “Narco For A Day” Parties, Jimmy Carter’s Colombia Exposé, WOM Bankrupt, Ruta-N & SAP Launch Initiative

Police raided Lepage's residence during a one of his parties where firearms and over a pound of cocaine was seized.

The rise in extortion “primarily affects merchants, shopkeepers and transport workers,” according to a recent report.

Colombian cocaine entering the country may be worth nearly one billion dollars to criminal groups helping to store and transport it through the country.

El Pilo is a well-known member of the gang who had served time at Venezuela's infamous Tocorón prison.

At least three Colombian groups operate on both sides of the border, controlling the main crossing points for transporting cocaine.