Oficina de Envigado

Also known as: La Oficina, The Office of Envigado
Based in ColombiaActiveEarly 1990s–presentSourcesOficina de EnvigadoOficina de Envigado

Colombian drug cartel and criminal organization originally founded as an enforcement wing and debt collection service for Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel. Founded by Diego Murillo Bejarano (Don Berna) in the early 1990s. It operates mainly in Medellín and Envigado, controlling extortion, gambling, and money laundering. By 2019, its activities shifted from direct drug trafficking to providing services to lower-level traffickers and mafia groups.

CRIMENET has extracted 69 linkages for this organization, including 32 cooperative ties across 13 organizations, 19 conflicts across 4 organizations, 18 other connections and footprints in 6 countries.

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Footprint abroad 6

1
SpainPresence
Oficina de Envigado's military wing head Hernán Alonso Villa had a safe house in Alicante, Spain, indicating the organization's presence there.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado
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Costa RicaPresence
A leader of the organization was captured coming from Costa Rica.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado
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PanamaPresence
A leader of the organization surrendered to the DEA in Panama.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado
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PeruPresence
A leader of the organization was captured in Peru while seeking refuge.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado
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United StatesTransit
A leader was extradited to the United States for drug trafficking.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado
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VenezuelaPresence
A leader of the organization was captured in Venezuela.
Sources: Oficina de Envigado, Oficina de Envigado