The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia ( Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia , or AUC , in Spanish ) was a Colombian para-military and drug trafficking group which was an active belligerent in the Colombian armed conflict during the period from 1997 to 2006 .
The Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia ( translates to united self-defense groups of Colombia , officially called United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia in English ) is a gorping of far-right paramilitary organizations in Colombia .