{"id":120624,"date":"2023-11-01T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120624"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:19:00","slug":"inside-cartel-torn-ganglands-where-prem-star-luis-diazs-parents-were-snatched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/inside-cartel-torn-ganglands-where-prem-star-luis-diazs-parents-were-snatched\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside cartel-torn ganglands where Prem star Luis Diazs parents were snatched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The realities of life inside one of gang-ridden Colombia&apos;s most dangerous areas has been revealed, with abductions and cartel battles a common sight.<\/p>\n<p>La Guajira, part of the country&apos;s northern desert region, is the home of Liverpool star Luis Diaz, and is now the site of a huge search after his parents were abducted last week. The Colombian international&apos;s mother is now free but authorities have stepped up the search for his missing dad Luis Manuel Diaz, and have been carrying out aerial patrols across the Perija mountain range, which straddles the border with Venezuela and is covered by a forest.<\/p>\n<p>A reward of up to \u00a340,000 for information leading to the release or rescue of him has been offered, but so far the football remains in Liverpool awaiting news. However, the area has been described as a place where \u201cillegal coexists with legal\u201d by an expert in armed conflicts in La Guajira.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Chechen warlord demands Russian police shoot &apos;Jew hunt&apos; rioters &apos;in the head&apos; next time<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>For more news, click here.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31331027.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_Members-of-the-Colombian-National-Liberation-Army.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to BBC&apos;s Spanish news website, Luis Fernando Trejos said: \u201cIn La Guajira there has always been some type of illegal bonanza that has coexisted, in a normal way, with what is legal. To the humanitarian drama we must add the structural corruption that has generated a culture of deep-rooted illegality.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColombia was the country in the world where the most kidnappings took place and that is why there is a certain normalizsation of the fact \u2013 all the illegal subsidiaries had a kidnapping industry.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31331031.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_FILES-COLOMBIA-FBL-CONFLICT-KIDNAPPING.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31296297.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAIN-Killer-went-for-a-pint-after-brutal-murder-telling-landlord-he-liked-to-drink-blood.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Killer went for a pint after &apos;brutal&apos; murder telling landlord &apos;he liked to drink blood&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The area is run by two main cartel groups \u2013 the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia which is part of the Colombian National Liberation Army, and the Luciana Ariza and 6 de Diciembre group. The former has 4,000 gang members across around half of Colombia&apos;s 32 regions, while the latter is thought to have around 2,000 fighters and is official designated as a terrorists group by the United States and European Union, killing 21 police cadets with a car bomb in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31331030.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Colombian-police-personnel-from-an-anti-.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31293220.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/5_BANNER-I-was-captured-by-the-Taliban-but-nothing-will-be-as-bad-as-old-life-in-Birmingham.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;I was captured by the Taliban but nothing will be as bad as living in Birmingham&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking to The Sun, Elizabeth Dickinson, an expert on Colombia&apos;s organised crime scene said: \u201cThey are seeking to consolidate its corridor for trafficking along the Atlantic coast, as well as to engage in lucrative extortion and protection rackets. Increasingly, the groups use social control as a means to dominate territory. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Extortion is one example; everyone from a small businessperson to a large landowner will be asked to pay a fee to the group. Other examples include curfews, setting rules on commerce, and penalising allegedly socially deviant behaviour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31331032.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_COLOMBIA-ELN-CLAN-DEL-GOLFO-EXTRADITION.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31287399.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Ice-cream-man-caught-selling-illegal-hooch-said-he-was-treated-like-drug-cartel-member.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Ice cream man caught selling illegal hooch said he was treated like &apos;drug cartel member&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThen there are the violent punishments for those who fail to comply with these and other rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, no word has been given on which group is responsible for the kidnapping of the Liverpool player&apos;s parents \u2013 and continued hostage situation with his father \u2013 but he remains in the UK after being advised not to go, with his club giving him compassionate leave to do so. A club spokesman said: \u201c&quot;It is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and at the earliest possible opportunity. In the meantime, the player\u2019s welfare will continue to be our immediate priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters<\/i> <\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/inside-cartel-torn-ganglands-prem-31330907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The realities of life inside one of gang-ridden Colombia&apos;s most dangerous areas has been revealed, with abductions and cartel battles a common sight. 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