cartels reign terror

The streets are totally deserted in the city of Apartadó, Colombia. A curfew has been imposed by a drug cartel, one of the most powerful in the country. The initials of the cartel are present everywhere on the walls. The population, frightened, complied. “It’s very cruel. All shops closed, restaurants, the bus terminal, everything is closed”commented a resident.

Assassination of the police, burning of vehicles, the criminals intend to take revenge, because their leader has just been extradited to the United States. The man is responsible for 30% to 60% of cocaine flows leaving Colombia. His clan paralyzes the northwest region of the country. The police are distraught. The ministers try to reassure the population. “As of this evening, we have deployed 2,000 additional men”, said the Colombian Minister of Defense. In this context, a drug prosecutor was murdered in Paraguay while on honeymoon.