Muerte a Secuestradores

Death to Kidnappers
Muerte a Secuestradores
Active1981–1990s
CountryColombia
RoleNarcoterrorism
Vigilantism
EngagementsColombian conflict
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Initials MAS

Muerte a Secuestradores (English: Death to Kidnappers) or MAS, was a Colombian paramilitary group and a private army supported by drug cartels, U.S. corporations, Colombian politicians, and wealthy landowners during the 1980s to protect their economic interests and fight kidnapping. Muerte a Secuestradores assassinated political opponents and community organizers, and waged counterinsurgency warfare against guerrilla movements such as the FARC-EP and the M-19.