Pablo Catatumbo

Jorge Torres Victoria also known as "Pablo Catatumbo" (born March 19, 1953 in Cali, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian guerrilla leader, member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and part of their higher command known as the Estado Mayor Central which is made up some 30 to 60 members. In March, 2008 Torres-Victoria was appointed member of the secretariat of the FARC. [cite web | title = Las FARC reestructuran su cúpula | publisher = El Comercio | work= El Comercio | url = http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=194415&id_seccion=5 | accessdate = 2009-05-26 |language = Spanish]

The United States accuses Torres-Victoria of arranging cocaine distribution routes, participating in setting and implementing the FARC’s cocaine policies directing and controlling the production, manufacture, and distribution of hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States and the world; the "taxation" of the drug trade in Colombia to raise funds for the FARC; and the murder of hundreds of people who violated or interfered with the FARC’s cocaine policies. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward up to US$2.5 million dollars for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction. [cite web | title = Jorge Torres Victoria | publisher = U.S. Department of State | work= Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs-Narcotics Rewards Program | url = http://www.state.gov/p/inl/narc/rewards/63850.htm | accessdate = 2009-05-26 ]

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