Colombia: Armed groups use social media for territorial control, money laundering

Illegal armed groups in Colombia are leveraging social media and influential young people to consolidate territorial control and launder money through microtestaferrato (small-scale front-man schemes). The report from La Silla Vacía highlights a novel adaptation of criminal financing to digital platforms, though specific locations and group names are not provided. This signals an evolving criminal methodology that complicates law enforcement and financial oversight.