Is Colombia safe?
Colombia – Level 4: Do Not Travel. Do not travel to Colombia due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Colombia due to civil unrest, crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk.
What happened to the Castano brothers?
He was also the brother of Vicente Castaño, the presumed chief of the narco-paramilitary group Águilas Negras, and Carlos Castaño Gil, founder and leader of the AUC paramilitary forces until his death….
| Fidel Castaño | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | 1994 |
| Status | Remains discovered |
| Died | 1994 (aged 42–43) |
| Body discovered | September 2013 |
How did Colonel Carrillo die?
His men gunned down, Carrillo is finally shot through the head personally by Pablo Escobar. It’s a dramatic, intense scene. It’s also total fiction. In real life, not only did no Colonel Carrillo ever exist, but no one in Search Bloc ever died in such an ambush (via Daily Beast).
When did the Cali Cartel end?
2006
Is Blackie still in jail?
Blackie is eventually captured by authorities but instead of giving up Escobar, he gives up La Quica.
Who actually took down the Cali Cartel?
Jorge Salcedo Cabrera
| Jorge Salcedo | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Los Andes |
| Occupation | Engineer, surveillance expert |
| Organization | Cali Cartel (1989–1995) |
| Known for | Operation Cornerstone |
How much was the Cali Cartel worth?
By the mid-1990s, the Cali Cartel’s international drug trafficking empire was a $7 billion a year criminal enterprise….Cali Cartel.
| Founded | Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Leader(s) | Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela José Santacruz Londoño Hélmer Herrera Buitrago |