‘Castor’s’ Family Members Murdered in Barranquilla Since His Imprisonment

Jorge Eliécer Díaz Collazos, alias ‘Castor,’ once commanded fear in Barranquilla, Colombia, admitting to ordering at least 95 homicides. Now serving a 26-year sentence, the violence he perpetuated has tragically circled back to his closest relatives.

Since his imprisonment following a plea deal with prosecutors, a grim sequence of events has unfolded between 2023 and 2026. His cousin, Mergesh David Lizcano Gutiérrez, known as ‘Pri,’ was fatally shot on March 16, 2023. Authorities identified him as a trusted associate and possible relative of ‘Castor,’ noting distinctive tattoos, a lion, the symbol of ‘Los Costeños,’ and a sombrero vueltiao, that linked him to the criminal organization.

The city experienced a violent response just three days later, with six motorcyclists opening fire at a party in the Villanueva neighborhood, killing five and injuring over 15. Authorities viewed these as retaliatory acts. The violence continued to strike close to home when ‘Castor’s’ father, Jorge Eliécer Díaz Agámez, 76, was murdered on August 9, 2023, at his rural farm in Tubará. The farm administrator was also killed in the attack, carried out by armed men on motorcycles.