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Pablo Escobar's former army reiterates offer to dismantle Medellin crime syndicate
by Adriaan Alsema August 29, 2018
Medellin‘s “Oficina de Envigado” has reiterated its offer to demobilize the crime syndicate that has controlled the city’s underworld since Pablo Escobar.
In an interview with Mexican weekly Proceso, La Oficina spokesman “Ocho” confirmed a press release sent out in 2016 in which the group said to be “motivated and organized to enter a phase of exploration and rapprochement with the national, regional and local government to seek a real peace deal.”
“We want to submit to justice,” Ocho told Proceso. “We are willing to disarm and dismantle the criminal structures and end the illegal economy.”
La Oficina asked the government to develop an urban reintegration program that would allow “the reintegration into society and productive life of the youngsters that are part of our organization and have found no other options than crime” to sustain themselves.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/pablo-escobars-former-army-reiterates-offer-to-dismantle-medellin-crime-syndicate/