Colombia: Drug traffickers shut down Caribbean coastal towns after police kill boss

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Drug traffickers shut down Caribbean coastal towns after police kill boss
by Adriaan Alsema June 18, 2019

Shops in villages around the Caribbean town of Santa Marta remained closed on Tuesday after local narcos shut down the area in retaliation of the killing of their leader.

The Pachenca gang, which controls much of the city and surrounding area, distributed a pamphlet on Monday in which they said “we don’t want to see any business, shop or restaurant open” for three days in response to the death of “Chucho Mercancia.”
‘Chucho Mercancia’, one of Colombia’s most wanted narcos, killed by police

“Anyone who goes outside is a military objective, including mototaxi drivers, students and street vendors. We will show who’s the boss,” the threat said.

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