Search Bloc
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The Search Bloc (Spanish: Bloque de Búsqueda) is the name of three different ad hoc special operations units of the National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia). They were originally organized with a focus on capturing or killing highly dangerous individuals or groups of individuals.[1]
First Search Bloc
The original Search Bloc was created in 1986 by
Search Bloc members received
Escobar was killed on December 2, 1993, in a shootout with members of the Search Bloc.[5]
After dismantling the
Second Search Bloc
The Search Bloc was revived in 2004 to root out cocaine and heroin traffickers in southwest Colombia. The new Search Bloc was tasked with taking apart the Norte del Valle cartel and arresting its leader, Diego León Montoya Sánchez, which it did successfully in 2007.
Third Search Bloc
In 2007, the Colombian government again ordered the creation of a new Search Bloc against the
In popular culture
The original Search Bloc was featured prominently in the
The Search Bloc was also the subject of a Colombian miniseries named Bloque de Busqueda, the Spanish translation of Search Bloc. The show was broadcast in the United States by Univision's sister network, UniMás.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-84354-651-1
- ISBN 978-1-84354-651-1
- ^ Cran, William; Tepper, Stephanie (March 25, 1997). "The Godfather of Cocaine". Frontline (#1309). PBS.
- ^ "Carlos Castaño Gil – TRIAL International". trialinternational.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ISBN 978-1-84354-651-1
- Colombian ArmyAccessed 20 August 2007.
External links
- Killing Pablo (a copy of Bowden's serial articles in The Philadelphia Inquirer is available here: [1])
- Jane's Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor March 01, 2004