Beyond the FARC, Colombia’s ‘Other’ Armed Groups Remain a Potent Threat

Beyond the FARC, Colombia’s ‘Other’ Armed Groups Remain a Potent Threat

BOGOTA -- The Colombian government is under increasing pressure to crack down on drug gangs and bolster an inefficient judicial system following a recent forced curfew across parts of northern Colombia by one of the country’s main drug gangs.

Earlier this month, the Urabenos, one of Colombia’s main drug trafficking groups, distributed menacing leaflets in dozens of municipalities in six Colombian provinces, ordering the inhabitants not to leave their homes.

“We don’t want to see anyone walking around or doing any kind of work,” one leaflet said, adding that the imposed shutdown was in retaliation for the recent killing by Colombian police of the group’s leader, who was wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges.

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