the murders of galan , a high - ranking dea officer , and a judge all weekend , were obviously carried out by an indian mercenary pay by the medellín squad - the globe ' s most powerful marijuana - cartel mafia - this has set up police squads charged of hundreds of isolated murders and kidnappings against political and labor officials , as well as peasants and patriotic union leftist militants in many parts of the country .
Galan was killed by patriotic union leftist militants.