Colombian drug cartels

E97601

criminal organization network drug trafficking organization

Colombian drug cartels are powerful and violent criminal organizations in Colombia that dominate large-scale cocaine production and trafficking networks across the Americas and beyond.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Medellín Cartel	14
Cali Cartel	1
Colombian drug cartels canonical	1
Norte del Valle Cartel	1
criminal bands (BACRIM)	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	criminal organization network ⓘ drug trafficking organization ⓘ
activity	arms trafficking ⓘ assassination ⓘ corruption of public officials ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ money laundering ⓘ
conflictWith	Government of Colombia ⓘ surface form: Colombian government United States government ⓘ rival cartels ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Colombia ⓘ
financingMethod	money laundering through businesses ⓘ money laundering through real estate ⓘ
historicalPeak	1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ
impact	corruption of law enforcement ⓘ destabilization of Colombian regions ⓘ high homicide rates in Colombia ⓘ international drug addiction problems ⓘ
knownFor	high levels of violence ⓘ influence over local politics ⓘ international cocaine trafficking ⓘ large-scale cocaine production ⓘ
linkedTo	guerrilla groups in Colombia ⓘ paramilitary groups in Colombia ⓘ
mainDrugRoute	Andes to Europe ⓘ Andes to United States ⓘ
notableCartel	Colombian drug cartels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cali Cartel Clan del Golfo ⓘ Colombian drug cartels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Medellín Cartel Colombian drug cartels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Norte del Valle Cartel Oficina de Envigado ⓘ
primaryIllegalCommodity	cocaine ⓘ
productionArea	Andean region of Colombia ⓘ rural coca-growing zones ⓘ
regionOfOperation	Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
subjectOf	academic studies on organized crime ⓘ extradition treaties enforcement ⓘ international law enforcement operations ⓘ numerous films and television series ⓘ
transportMethod	air smuggling ⓘ land routes through Central America ⓘ maritime smuggling ⓘ
uses	front companies ⓘ informal banking systems ⓘ shell corporations ⓘ