Carlos Antonio Lozada
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Luis Antonio Losada Gallo aka Carlos Antonio Lozada is a Colombia
n guerrilla member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) presumed commander of the Urban Commandos of the FARC-EP known as the Red Urbana Antonio Nariño. According to Colombian military intelligence little is known about him and it is presumed that Lozada was born in the 1960s, with probable college level education acquired in the former Soviet Union
. during his early years Lozada allegedly became a member of the Communist Youth (Juventudes Comunistas, JUCO), later joined the Colombian Communist Party
and subsequently went into clandestineness as a member of the FARC guerrillas.
. According to the military Lozada reorganized the FARC structure in 2003 and promoted the Clandestine Colombian Communist Party
, the clandestine political arm of the FARC in urban areas designed to infiltrate and recruit ideologues for the FARC.
to raise funds for the FARC; and, the murder of hundreds of people who violated or interfered with the FARC’s cocaine policies. The United States government is offering a reward of up to US$2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Lozada.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n guerrilla member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which...
(FARC) presumed commander of the Urban Commandos of the FARC-EP known as the Red Urbana Antonio Nariño. According to Colombian military intelligence little is known about him and it is presumed that Lozada was born in the 1960s, with probable college level education acquired in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. during his early years Lozada allegedly became a member of the Communist Youth (Juventudes Comunistas, JUCO), later joined the Colombian Communist Party
Colombian Communist Party
The Colombian Communist Party or PCC is the legal communist party of Colombia. It was founded in 1930, as the Colombian section of the Comintern...
and subsequently went into clandestineness as a member of the FARC guerrillas.
FARC negotiator
Lozada was first identified as a member of the FARC during the 1999-2002 failed FARC-Government peace process in San Vicente del CaguánSan Vicente del Caguán
San Vicente del Caguán is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone , which was created as a safe haven for the FARC. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while...
. According to the military Lozada reorganized the FARC structure in 2003 and promoted the Clandestine Colombian Communist Party
Clandestine Colombian Communist Party
The Clandestine Colombian Communist Party is an underground communist party in Colombia. It is politically linked to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , which founded the party in 2000...
, the clandestine political arm of the FARC in urban areas designed to infiltrate and recruit ideologues for the FARC.
Wanted by the United States
According to the US Department of State Lozada is a member of the Higher Command of the FARC and participated in setting the and implementing 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 illegal drug trade in ColombiaIllegal drug trade in Colombia
Illegal drug trade in Colombia refers to the practice of producing and distributing illegal drugs with psychoactive effects in Colombia. Colombia has had four major drug trafficking cartels which eventually created a new social class and influenced several aspects of Colombian culture...
to raise funds for the FARC; and, the murder of hundreds of people who violated or interfered with the FARC’s cocaine policies. The United States government is offering a reward of up to US$2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Lozada.