Colombia’s Ex-FARC Mafia Issues IDs to Enforce Criminal Governance
Reports of Colombian armed factions demanding custom identification documents in their territories show criminal groups’ growing territorial control amid ongoing…
Q&A: How the AGC Threatens Colombia’s Plans for Total Peace
One of Colombia’s biggest criminal groups is expanding its reach, threatening to disrupt the government’s peace processes with other armed…
Ex-FARC Mafia
The ex-FARC mafia are a series of criminal structures that emerged during and after peace negotiations between the Colombian government…
Carlos Capa, Defiant Criminal Boss, Killed in Venezuela
The leader of one of Venezuela’s most notorious criminal gangs was killed by security forces after years of evading government…
Unmasking the Foreign Players on Ecuador’s Criminal Chessboard
Ecuador declared war on 22 domestic drug trafficking gangs in January, proclaiming them terrorist organizations and arresting over 11,000 suspects.…
Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias ‘Iván Mordisco’
Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias “Iván Mordisco,” is one of the most important commanders of the ex-FARC mafia in Colombia,…
ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Drive Rising Cocaine Production in Zulia, Venezuela
A series of large-scale drug seizures at clandestine laboratories in a Venezuelan border state suggest the ELN and ex-FARC mafia…
Record Cocaine Seizure Blow to Ecuador’s Gangs
The seizure of almost 22 tons of cocaine and the capture of a top Colombian drug trafficker have given the…
Record Cocaine Seizure Hits Ecuador’s Gangs
The seizure of almost 22 tons of cocaine and the capture of a top Colombian drug trafficker have given the…
