tra ff ick ing ▁activities ▁together ▁with ▁Carlos ▁Bol as ▁and ▁a ▁re bel ▁known ▁as ▁Oscar ▁El ▁Neg ro . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Mol ina ▁and ▁other ▁ 1 6 th ▁Front ▁members ▁controlled ▁Bar ran co ▁Min as , ▁where ▁they ▁collected ▁c oca ine ▁from ▁other ▁F AR C ▁front s ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁international ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ers ▁for ▁payment ▁in ▁currency , ▁weapons ▁and ▁equipment . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Alberto ▁Gonz ales ▁announced ▁the ▁ind ict ment ▁of ▁fifty ▁leaders ▁of ▁F AR C ▁for ▁export ing ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 5   b ill ion ▁worth ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁F AR C ▁leaders ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ' s ▁Cons olid ated ▁Prior ity ▁Organ ization ▁target ▁list , ▁which ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁most ▁dangerous ▁international ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁organizations . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁increased ▁prof its , ▁the ▁F AR C ▁moved ▁to ▁become ▁directly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁by ▁setting ▁the ▁price ▁paid ▁for ▁c oca ine ▁paste ▁and ▁transport ing ▁it ▁to ▁j ung le ▁labor ator ies ▁under ▁F AR C ▁control . ▁The ▁charged ▁F AR C ▁leaders ▁ordered ▁that ▁Colomb ian ▁far mers ▁who ▁sold ▁paste ▁to ▁non - F AR C ▁buy ers