Víctor Manuel Mejía Múnera
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Víctor Manuel Mejía Múnera (July 11, 1959 – April 29, 2008), aka "El Mellizo (the twin)" or "Pablo Arauca", was a Colombian drug lord and former paramilitary leader along twin brother Miguel Ángel of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) commanding the Bloque Vencedores de Arauca which demobilized in 2006.
Víctor Manuel Mejía Múnera | |
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Nickname(s) | "El Mellizo" "Pablo Arauca" |
Born | (1959-07-11)July 11, 1959 Cali, Valle del Cauca Colombia |
Died | April 29, 2008(2008-04-29) (aged 48) Surroundings of Tarazá |
Allegiance | United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Paramilitarism Drug trafficking |
Rank | Paramilitary unit commander and narcotics entrepreneur |
Unit | Bloque Vencedores de Arauca "Los Nevados" drug gang |
Mejia-Munera along with twin brother Miguel Ángel were wanted by the United States and Colombian governments on charges related to the Illegal drug trade in Colombia and forming illegal paramilitary groups for terrorist purposes.
On December 5, 2007, an operation led by Colombian National Police DIJIN police intelligence captured members of his personal army of hitmen known as "Los Nevados", mostly former members of the paramilitary groups.[1]