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Police also arrested the gang’s number-two man <em>Picante</em> or Hot, as in spicy. He had assumed the leadership position after his predecessor <em>Pinky, </em>sometimes spelled <em>Pinkhy,</em> had been arrested.</p> <p>Colombia’s criminals and guerrillas are fond of absurd monikers. Among some of the most memorable are <em>Gordolindo</em> (Fat beauty), <em>Vasodeleche </em>(Glass of Milk) and<em> Mierda Seca </em>(Dry Excrement)<em>.</em> Dry Excrement, a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, earned his name due to his chronic halitosis, according to Semana Magazine.</p> <p>The excellent periodical has a list of some of the more ridiculous monikers <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331103231/http://www.semana.com/enfoque/diccionario-alias/186767-3.aspx" target="_self">here</a>.</p> </div> <div class="author source-org vcard" style="display:none"> <a class="url org fn" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331103231/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/">McClatchy Washington Bureau</a> </div> <div id="item-license" style="display:none;"> <a rel="item-license" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331103231/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/terms-of-service/"> Copyright 2013 McClatchy Newspapers. All rights reserved. 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