Oficina de Envigado
Colombian drug cartel
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| July 2019 | Insight Crime characterized La Oficina as a complex coalition of mid-sized criminal organizations providing services to transnational drug traffickers, controlling territory and criminal activities in Medellín through strategic alliances with various gangs. |
| June 11 2019 | John Fredy Yepes (Clemente), who succeeded Tom as head of Oficina de Envigado and was described as 'Medellin's top mafia boss', is arrested. |
| May 8 2019 | John Eduard Barbosa, an ex-police officer and Oficina lieutenant, is captured while driving in Sabaneta, near Medellín. |
| April 3 2019 | Mauricio Zapata Orozco (Chicho), who led 'La Terraza' subgroup, is arrested at his parents' home in El Poblado. |
| March 23 2019 | Iván Darío Suárez Muñoz (Iván el Barbado) is arrested during a raid in Piedecuesta, Santander. |
| February 6 2018 | Sebastián Murillo Echeverri (Lindo/Lindolfo), son of Rodrigo Murillo, is arrested in El Poblado, Medellin, along with several high-ranking group members. |
| 2017 | Insight Crime reported that La Oficina had recovered its strength and operational capabilities after the previous period of internal struggles. |
| December 9 2017 | Juan Carlos Mesa Vallejo (Tom/Carlos Chata) is arrested on his 50th birthday, charged with criminal association, illegal weapons, and use of false documents. |
| 2014 | Insight Crime reported a decline in La Oficina's power and influence due to internal conflicts and infighting among the criminal organization. |
| July 20 2014 | Hernán Alonso Villa (El Ratón) is stopped in Alicante while carrying €40,000 in cash, believed to be from drug running and assassinations. Villa was head of Oficina's military wing and suspected of 400 murders. |
| August 2012 | Jordan Acevedo (alias Sebastian), another rival faction leader, is arrested at his ranch. |
| 2011 | Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco (alias Valenciano), a key leader of La Oficina, is arrested. |
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