Guillermo León Acevedo Giraldo, alias “Memo Fantasma,” a former paramilitary leader and veteran drug trafficker who managed to evade authorities by hiding behind a facade of legitimate businesses, was arrested by Colombian authorities on June 25.

Acevedo’s secret past first came to light after El Espectador published an article in 2015. InSight Crime then began a thorough investigation that culminated in the publishing of a six-part series in March 2020.

InSight Crime’s investigation explained how Acevedo managed to fly under the radar for so many years, how he built his business empire and how InSight Crime tracked him down at his home in Madrid, Spain.
In this video, Co-director Jeremy McDermott, who led the investigation, tells Acevedo’s story.

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