‘Made in Colombia’ bodyguards: ‘They fight over us abroad’
“Load your magazines, boys!” Hernán Darío López shouts. Five of the seven students immediately raise theirs to the sky, seven bullets inserted at lightning speed. The other two jam. “Every second is precious. When you’re part of a security detail, you won’t have time to think,” the instructor insists. Their hands tremble. They wipe the sweat from their palms on their military-patterned cargo pants and nervously readjust their earmuffs. “Oh, man. instructor López is giving you a hard time here, but out on the street, you’ll face a real threat,” he presses. “Okay!” the last one in line shouts with relief.
