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Colombia Personalities

Posted inColombia Colombia Personalities

Salvatore Mancuso

by InSight Crime 27 Mar 202412 Jul 2024
A picture of Don Berna, former head of the Oficina de Enviago
Posted inColombia Don Berna

Diego Fernando Murillo, alias ‘Don Berna’

by InSight Crime 3 Jul 20243 Jul 2024
Luciano Marín Arango, alias 'Iván Márquez'
Posted inColombia Colombia

Luciano Marín Arango, alias ‘Iván Márquez’

by InSight Crime 27 Jun 202427 Jun 2024
Iván Mordisco is one of the most important leaders of the ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia.
Posted inColombia Iván Mordisco

Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias ‘Iván Mordisco’

by InSight Crime 28 Feb 202415 Apr 2024
Posted inColombia Colombia Personalities

Griselda Blanco, alias ‘La Madrina’

by InSight Crime 21 Nov 202331 Jan 2024
Chiquito Malo, leader of the Urabeños
Posted inColombia Gaitanistas

Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias ‘Chiquito Malo’

by InSight Crime 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel,” was the head of the AGC, Colombia's main drug trafficking group, until his arrest in October 2021.
Posted inColombia Otoniel

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias ‘Otoniel’

by InSight Crime 30 Jan 202313 Oct 2023
John 40 is a longstanding FARC commander, now a crucial figure within the ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia and Venezuela's Amazonas provinces.
Posted inColombia Ex-FARC Mafia

Géner García Molina, alias ‘John 40’

by InSight Crime 20 Jan 202313 Oct 2023
Pablito is one of the ELN's longstanding and most belligerent commanders. His support would be crucial to any peace talks in Colombia.
Posted inColombia ELN

Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, alias ‘Pablito’

by InSight Crime 3 Oct 202213 Oct 2023
Members of the Rastrojos back when the group controlled sizeable criminal economies in Colombia.
Posted inColombia Rastrojos

Rastrojos

by InSight Crime 20 Jul 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inColombia Ex-FARC Mafia

José Vicente Lesmes, alias ‘Walter Mendoza’

by InSight Crime 5 Jul 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inColombia

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, alias ‘The Chess Player’

by InSight Crime 15 Jun 202213 Oct 2023

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