A decrease in cocaine flows in northern Colombia has resulted in an increase in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups seek new funding sources. According to the national police database, …
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Questions and Answers: How the AGC Jeopardizes Colombia's Plans for Complete Peace
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThe report released by the International Crisis Group in March describes how the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC) have become the largest armed group …
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A recent case, together with several past investigations, shows how the music and events industry is being used to launder money by organized crime groups. In early January, Colombian police …
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Los Caparrapos is a Colombia criminal group linked to drug trafficking, with a strong presence in Antioquia and Córdoba
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GameChangers 2023: Unintended Consequences for Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychPresident Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” policy had a difficult 2023. Not only did it fail to persuade the country’s most important armed groups to lay down their arms, but it …
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A fall in traffic through the Panama Canal resulting from a lack of rainfall could affect the distribution chain of trafficking networks that use this maritime corridor to move drug …
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The AGC emerged from the ashes of Colombia’s paramilitary movement to become a dominant but fragmented criminal force.
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Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel transformed the cocaine trade during their heyday in the 1980s. But the 30 years since the kingpin’s death have shown that the business remains …
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DataInSights: 3 Factors Driving Child Recruitment in the Colombian Conflict
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesAs the Colombian government negotiates peace with some of the country’s largest armed actors, protecting the rights of children targeted and recruited by these groups poses a significant challenge.
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The kidnapping of a football star’s father and other ceasefire violations have put Colombia’s Total Peace process in dire straits. Negotiations with the ELN, the EMC, and other criminal actors …