Salvatore Mancuso, alias “El Mono” or “Santander Lozada,” is a former Colombian paramilitary commander who was part of the Peasant Self Defence Forces of Córdoba and Urabá (Autodefensas Campesinas de …
Colombia Personalities
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Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias “Iván Mordisco,” was one of Colombia’s principal former FARC commanders until his death in July 2022.
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Ana Griselda Blanco Restrepo was one of the pioneers of the cocaine trafficking pipeline from Colombia to the United States. As a key trafficker in the 1970s and 1980s, she …
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Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel,” was the head of the AGC, Colombia’s main drug trafficking group, until his arrest in October 2021.
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Géner García Molina, better known as “Jhon 40,” is the one who connects the cocaine that leaves southern Colombia with its buyers in Venezuela. If there is one example of …
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Pablito is one of the ELN’s longstanding and most belligerent commanders. His support would be crucial to any peace talks in Colombia.
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The Rastrojos were one of Colombia’s most feared criminal groups but they are now a shadow of their former selves.
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José Vicente Lesmes, alias “Walter Mendoza,” was a historic FARC commander and currently a top leader within the Second Marquetalia.
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Ricardo Abel Ayala Ortega, alias “Cabuyo,” is currently one of Colombia’s highest value military targets and operates mainly in the northwestern department of Antioquia.
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Leider Noscue, known by his alias “Mayimbú,” is currently one of the highest-value military targets in the department of Cauca, to the west of Colombia.