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criminal — paramilitary successor group (Colombia)

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No. 87 · Friday, 25 September 2026

Colombia's Santa Marta armed shutdown set to lift after cartel remnant's 72-hour blockade

Transnational Organized CrimeColombia
So what?  The group's own announced end to the shutdown is a tactical retreat, not a defeat: Los Pachencas retains the coastal foothold and extortion economy that let it paralyze a regional capital for three days, and this week's security gains will erode quickly once troops draw down. A cartel remnant demonstrating it can still shut down a major Caribbean port city on short notice is the more durable signal for cargo security than this particular blockade's end.
Sources: Colombia Reports · UPI (Sept. 24, 2026)
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