DEA Under Fire for Delaying Reports on Foreign Partners’ Security Abuses
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the main agency investigating organized crime and drug trafficking for the United States government in…
Security Forces in Venezuela Extort Detainees Amid Political Repression
The United States sanctioned several Venezuelan government officials for extorting money from political detainees, highlighting how President Nicolás Maduro administration…
Cauca’s Pacific Coast Sees Surge in Violence as Conflict Spreads
A new wave of violence in southwestern Colombia signals a worrying spread of conflict into previously calm territories. On September…
Divisions Over Peace Talks Spark Surge in Armed Activity in Huila, Colombia
Criminal activity has escalated in a key transit corridor in southern Colombia, driven by divisions between ex-FARC factions in the…
Warring Criminal Groups Are Targeting Civilians in Chiapas, Mexico
An intensification of violence in the southern Mexican border state of Chiapas is pushing the number of displaced and missing…
How Maduro’s Criminal Regime Is Tilting the Venezuela Elections
This Sunday’s presidential elections will define not only the democratic future of Venezuela but its criminal evolution, and President Nicolás…
Pressure Grows for Kenyan Police Fighting Haiti’s Gangs
As hundreds of Kenyan police officers work to support Haiti’s embattled police force, concerns about their ability to thwart the…
The Operation
Operation Trueno began on the night of April 20, 2022, when around 800 police and military officials traveling in 30…
The Castillo Family
Antonio and Sandra live in Altagracia de Orituco with their two grandchildren, aged 7 and 1. One of the children…
The Fernández Family
Andrés is a proud Chavista, and member of the government-run Bolivarian Militias. He and his wife live next door to…