CHANGE: Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ takes fight to cartels as Trump alliance takes shape.

Colombia’s new president, known by the nickname of “El Tigre.” was voted in on a law-and-order ticket and so far his actions in fighting the cartels are seemingly paying dividends — not just in Colombia but in Washington, too.

Recently, he arrived at the Barranquilla police command around the early hours of the morning as 587 police officers and soldiers raided 50 locations across the Caribbean port city and its suburbs in Operation Blindaje 360. A few days earlier, domestic Colombian news outlets had widely publicized a recording intercepted by Colombian police of “Keko,” the alleged leader of a gang called “Los del Freseo,” boasting that de la Espirella had nothing on him.

“The Tiger’s got nothing. Let him come out, and we’ll put lead in him,” Keko allegedly said on the recording.

Then, before dawn, Colombia’s president had tracked him down and was face to face with him, all caught on tape.

According to a video released by his presidential office, El Tigre told Keko the gang leader was “a tough guy on the phone… but the look of the fear on his face matched that of his many victims.” The sweep ended with 72 arrests.

They’re all tough guys against unarmed civilians.