Colombian dens of iniquity recycled to serve victims [Video]

In a mansion with golden faucets and an oyster-shaped bathtub, Colombian paramilitary fighters and drug lords once planned the most horrific crimes. Now, the opulent property will be put to the service of their victims.

In Medellin, the luxury Montecasino estate was a venue for planning the assassinations of presidential candidates and massacres of rural people accused of supporting leftist guerrillas, according to the testimony of former hitmen.

It was owned by brothers Carlos, Vicente and Fidel Castano — heads of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a US-designated “terrorist” organization set up to fight the FARC guerrilla group and known for human rights abuses.

Murderous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar attended meetings and parties hosted at the house in El Poblado, Medellin’s most exclusive neighborhood.

With its marble floors and immense gardens, the house was seized by the state in 2010 after the brothers’ demise.

Five years later, it …