Colombian narcoparamilitary and terrorist organization that emerged after the demobilization of the AUC between 2003 and 2006. It is considered the largest, most dangerous, and best-structured criminal group in Colombia, with presence in 392 municipalities. Its activities include drug trafficking, massacres, extortion, kidnapping, and illegal mining. The group's top leader, Dairo Antonio Úsuga David (alias Otoniel), was captured in October 2021.
CRIMENET has extracted 182 linkages for this organization, including 92 cooperative ties across 30 organizations, 73 conflicts across 15 organizations, 17 other connections and footprints in 7 countries.
smuggling more than 13 tons of cocaine into Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama
smuggling more than 13 tons of cocaine into Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama
extending only as far as the Panama border
shared routes for drug trafficking to Europe and the United States with the Clan del Golfo
El miércoles 6 de febrero de 2013 en Lima fue capturado otro alto mando del grupo... El integrante de la banda se encontraba delinquiendo en dicho país, más específicamente «realizando alianzas con los carteles locales y las redes de venta de armas».
En el mes de mayo de 2014, las autoridades españolas arrestaron a varios integrantes de la banda que mantenían una oficina de cobros
varios grupos paramilitares conformados por el Clan Úsuga... han establecido contactos y operaciones en cinco localidades venezolanas