History

of
Cali Cartel
 This
is based in Southern Columbia,
around the city of Cali and Valle Del
Cauca Department
 Founded by the Rodriguez Orejuela
Brothers, Gilberto and Miguel, as
well as associate Jose Santacruz
Londoño.The group's nickname is "Los
Caballeros de Cali" ("Gentlemen of
Cali" or "Cali's Gentlemen"
 Leaders of Cali Cartel
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
known as "The Chess Player“
-a person with good character
and affable treatment, good
personality and pocket full of money
which he use as a tool to build
connection among sectors with power in
the country
-responsible for the drug trafficking
organization’s strategic long term
planning
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
known as "The Lord“
-ambitious, charismatic and
well educated man
-he preferred to use bribes over
violence to his emporium
-responsible for the drug trafficking
organization’s strategic long term planning
José Santacruz Londoño
known as "The Student"
-the architect of the idea of
changing extortion, robbery
and kidnapping for drug trafficking,
importing coca paste from Bolivia and
Peru.
 Thegroup originally started as members of
the street gang " Las Chemas" which was led
by Luis Tamayo Garcia.
Las Chemas is a gang dedicated to drug
trafficking, piracy and kidnapping
Las Chemas were implicated in numerous
kidnapping including that of two Swiss netizens,
a diplomat Herman Buff and a student, Werner
Jose Staessle. They reportedly received $
700,000 dollars in ransoms, which is believed to
have gone on to fund their trafficking.
 At first Las Chemas is limited itself to
counterfeiting and kidnapping, but gradually
expanded into the smuggling of cocaine base
from Peru and Bolivia to Columbia for
conversion into cocaine hydrochloride
 In 1970's Cali Cartel became responsible for
supplying most of the cocaine consumed in the
United States and Europe. Each year, the Cali
Cartel smuggles hundreds of tons of cocaine
into the United States and Europe and
launders billions of dollars in drug proceeds.
 In 2006, Cali Cocaine Cartel ended in
Miami with all parties pleading guilty,
landing them each a 30 year sentence
in federal prison
 Criminal Activities
 Drug trafficking
 bribery
 money laundering
 prostitution
 extortion
 kidnapping
 murder
 arms trafficking
 Drugs they are selling
 The assembled group first involved
itself in trafficking marijuana. Due to
the low profit rate and larger amount
required to traffic to cover resources,
the fledging group decided to shift
their focus to the more lucrative drug
cocaine
 Inthe 1980s, they branched out into
cocaine trafficking. For a time, the Cali
Cartel supplied 80% of the United States
and 90% of the European cocaine
market.
 Methods of selling and disposing
drugs
 Concealment of drugs in legitimate
containerized and bulk maritime cargo
 Secretedin the false bottoms and walls of
containers, mixed perishable cargo (such
as seafood, frozen vegetables, and cut
flowers)
 Hiding in the commercial products
including:
a) concrete fence posts
b) ceramic tiles
The end
Group 2 members:

Aplod, Riza
Boleyley Leandra
Monchiging, Obrey
Subanggi, Baristo
Sidayao, Lehmar