US EditionColombia arrests 217 suspected members of top drug cartel
- Colombian authorities arrested 217 suspected members of the Gulf Clan drug cartel between April 15 and early May 2025 across various regions of the country.
- The arrests followed a surge in violence attributed to the Gulf Clan's 'pistol plan', a strategy aimed at systematically killing police and soldiers, escalating tensions since peace talks were suspended in early 2023.
- The Gulf Clan, originating from 1990s right-wing paramilitary groups, controls cocaine trafficking, illegal gold mining, migrant smuggling, and racketeering, with about 7,500 members funding paramilitary activities through drug profits.
- During raids linked to the arrests, authorities recovered 6.8 metric tons of narcotics, seized 123 weapons, and confiscated upwards of 15,000 rounds of ammunition. In related clashes, 15 suspected traffickers were killed, including cartel commander José Miguel Demoya Hernández, also known as "Chirimoya."
- The arrests occur amid Colombia's worst violence since the 2016 FARC peace deal, pressuring President Petro’s administration to intensify its offensive against the Gulf Clan and reassess its 'total peace' policy engaging armed groups.
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The “Pistol Plan” ordered by the Gulf Clan against the Colombian Police and Army has resulted in the death of dozens of officers
Colombian authorities confirmed on Tuesday the capture of more than 215 members of the country's largest drug trafficking gang: El Clan del Golfo. Gang members are responsible for a "gun plan" where about 20 uniformed people have died.Read more]]>
217 suspected members of Colombia's largest drug cartel have been arrested, according to authorities in the South American country.
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n1info.rsThe authorities of Colombia announced today that more than 200 members of the largest drug cartel in that country and the leading one in the world, the Clan del Golfo, which Bogotá accuses of the targeted murders of police officers, have been arrested.
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