Cali Cartel

Also known as: Caballeros de Cali, Cartel de Cali, Gentlemen of Cali, KGB de Cali, Los Caballeros de Cali, Los Chemas, The Cocaine Inc.
Based in ColombiaDefunct1975–1995SourcesCali CartelCartel de Cali

Colombian drug trafficking organization based in Cali, founded in the 1970s by the Rodríguez Orejuela brothers, José Santacruz Londoño, and Hélmer Herrera Buitrago. It was a major cocaine cartel that rivaled the Medellín Cartel and operated globally. Known for its sophisticated money laundering and intelligence networks. The cartel was dismantled in the late 1990s.

CRIMENET has extracted 109 linkages for this organization, including 69 cooperative ties across 22 organizations, 27 conflicts across 6 organizations, 13 other connections and footprints in 9 countries.

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BoliviaSupply
The cartel moved its refining operations to Bolivia to produce cocaine.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
2
El SalvadorOperations
The Cali Cartel attempted to pick up bombs in El Salvador for a plot to kill Escobar.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
3
MexicoTransit
The Cali Cartel funneled its shipments through Mexico.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
4
PanamaOperations
The Cali Cartel executed four Panamanians.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
5
PeruSupply
The cartel moved its refining operations to Peru to produce cocaine.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
6
SpainPresence
The cartel expanded activities in Europe and developed a working relationship with tobacco smugglers from Galicia, Spain.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
7
The cartel sent Hélmer Herrera to New York City to establish a distribution center, and had operations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and other cities.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
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ItalyPresence
The Cali Cartel established a strategic alliance with the Camorra in Italy.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali
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JapanOperations
The Cali Cartel managed finances toward Japan.
Sources: Cali Cartel, Cartel de Cali