Bloque Meta
Bloque Meta (English: Meta Block) was a Colombian drug trafficking, neo-paramilitary organization engaged in the Colombian armed conflict. Bloque Meta's history can be traced back to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC. When the AUC demobilized in 2006, many former members of the organization formed ERPAC, which would later partly become the Bloque Meta, to continue the counterrevolutionary struggle against the FARC in Colombia's eastern plains. Above all, the Bloque Meta is considered one of Colombia's most brutal drug trafficking organizations.[1] The group could have some 260 members in total.[2] The last leader of the criminal group, Arnulfo Hernandez Guzman, also known as Tigre, was captured September 22, 2017, in Villavicencio (Meta). With this capture, according to statements by the Ministry of Defence, the organization is completely dismantled.[3]
Recent history[edit]
The Bloque Meta is believed to have been created by former members of the
Modus operandi[edit]
The Bloque Meta uses AK-47 rifles, heavy machine-guns and light mortars.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Guerra de capos en los Llanos Orientales - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia". Eltiempo.Com. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ "After Failed Demobilization, ERPAC Factions Join Colombia's Larger War - InSight Crime | Organized Crime in the Americas". InSight Crime. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ^ a b "Se hacía llamar "Tigre" y manejaba las rutas narco en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia: Cayó por sus citas con una modelo".
- ^ a b "Guerra de bandas criminales en Meta deja decenas de muertos". www.canalrcnmsn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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