In 2022, the Gulf Clan shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial.

In 2022, the Gulf Clan shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement ...

A military bombing of an outpost of Colombia's powerful Gulf Clan drug cartel killed three of its members, officials said Friday, as the conflict-torn country confronts its worst violence in a decade.

Petro said the attacks "seriously damaged" those efforts. For years, the Colombian Army had resorted to airstrikes to combat leftist guerrillas, but Petro had foresworn that tactic -- until now.

In 2022, the Gulf Clan shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial.

In 2022, the Gulf Clan shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial.

The Gulf Clan, which engages in illegal gold mining, racketeering and migrant smuggling, is believed to number about 7,500 members, according to government estimates. The group's "primary source ...