Narcoparamilitary

The term Narcoparamilitary refers to the illegal armed groups created by drug traffickers in order to defend their control over drug crops and to defend themselves against extortion by armed groups of both the Left (Guerrillas) and the Right (Paramilitaries), something that the two sides call respectively "Revolutionary Tax" and "Gramage Tax" in this way a Narco-paramilitary group can be the enemy of a Paramilitary group, likewise it would be a mistake to a certain extent, to identify these groups with the right.[1][2][3][4] Some concrete examples of this are the following:

Examples
  • The MAS (Death to Kidnappers) group, created by the bosses of the Medellín Cartel, to confront the FARC-EP and M-19 guerrillas, and was one of the nascent paramilitary groups based on the Self-Defense model peasant who preceded the AUC.
  • The emerging criminal gangs (Bacrim) emerged after the demobilization of the AUC, used as a form of paramilitarism by drug traffickers.
  • The Los Zetas group in Mexico at the service of the Gulf Cartel, specialized in the Counterinsurgency fight.

While Paramilitary refers to both elite armed groups, as is the case with counter-guerrillas based on the Peasant Self-Defense war model, as is the case with the AUC in Colombia. and the pre-existing Self-Defense groups, although the leaders of this organization also became involved with Drug Trafficking, as did the FARC, ELN, and EPL guerrillas, with whom they were at war because of ideological differences.

See also

References
  1. "Language of Violence: Evolution of Mexican Cartels". www.rusi.orghttps. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. "Alianzas mantienen a "los Urabeños" en regiones". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. "Cayó alias "El Nene" de la banda Nueva generación". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. "'Los Urabeños' son la última banda criminal en Colombia, según informe". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish). 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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