The Shifting US Portrait of the Cartel of the Suns
US President Donald Trump appeared full of swagger on January 3, as he announced the arrest of his Venezuelan counterpart…
The Criminal Portfolio Sustaining Military Loyalty in Venezuela
On November 27, 2024 – just over a year before the US invaded Caracas to arrest him – Venezuelan President…
Camaraderie and Drug Trafficking: Colombian Guerrillas in Venezuela
It was 2016 when Raúl* received a visit that would mark the beginning of a long nightmare. A Venezuelan general…
5 Criminal Figures Who Helped Develop Venezuela’s System of Corruption
The arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on drug trafficking charges on January 3 brought into…
Samark López Bello
Samark López Bello is a Venezuelan businessman identified as an alleged front man for Tareck El Aissami, who was detained…
On the Radar: Venezuela’s New Criminal Chapter
Who is going to control the country’s criminal economies following the exit of Nicolás Maduro? You can find profiles of…
5 Crime Groups You Need to Know to Understand Post-Maduro Venezuela
The arrest of Nicolás Maduro marks a new chapter for organized crime in Venezuela. The country’s slew of criminal groups…
GameChangers 2025: US Reignites the War on Drugs and Weakens It for 2026
The quantum shift in US security policy in Latin America and the Caribbean under President Donald Trump in 2025 has…
How Maduro’s Ouster Will Shift Criminal Dynamics in Venezuela
US President Donald Trump insisted that the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has removed the “kingpin of a vast…
3 Criminal Consequences of Maduro’s Exit From Venezuela
The dramatic arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro this weekend poses three key questions about the future of the criminal…