North Coast Cartel

Also known as: Barranquilla Cartel, Cartel de Barranquilla, Cartel de la Costa, Cartel de la Costa Atlántica, La Alianza Norteña, Las Barranquillas
Based in ColombiaDefunct1980s-2011SourcesNorth Coast Cartel

The North Coast Cartel was a Colombian drug cartel operating along the Caribbean coast from the 1980s to 2010/2011. Based in Barranquilla, it controlled drug trafficking routes and local production. Its leader Alberto Orlandez Gamboa was arrested in 1998 and extradited to the US. The cartel was involved in drug trafficking, money laundering, and violence.

CRIMENET has extracted 4 linkages for this organization, including 2 cooperative ties across 2 organizations, 2 conflicts across 2 organizations and footprints in 3 countries.

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PanamaPresence
The cartel had territory in Panama.
Sources: North Coast Cartel
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United StatesOperations
The cartel sent shipments of cocaine and marijuana to the United States.
Sources: North Coast Cartel
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VenezuelaPresence
The cartel had territory in Venezuela.
Sources: North Coast Cartel