Vicente Castaño
Vicente Castaño Gil | |
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A Colombian paramilitary | |
| Nickname(s) | "El Profe" (en:The teacher) |
| Born | July 2, 1957 Amalfi, Antioquia Colombia |
| Allegiance | United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Paramilitarism Narcotrafficking |
| Rank | Bloc commander and United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia leader |
| Unit | Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba |
| Battles / wars | Cold War/War on drugs |
José Vicente Castaño Gil, also known as El Profe (born July 2, 1957), is a former leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a right-wing Colombian paramilitary organization. After demobilizing, he was accused of murdering his brother and former AUC leader Carlos Castaño and of narcotics trafficking by both the Colombian government and the government of the United States. In August 2004, the United States formally requested his extradition. Castaño remains, however, a fugitive and is the presumed chief of the criminal organization Águilas Negras made up of former AUC paramilitary members.