Safe Chile Meets Extreme Gang Violence
The night of April 10, 2024, in Chile’s capital, Santiago, Lieutenant Emmanuel Sánchez spotted a car containing five men suspected…
Tren de Aragua and the American Dream
On February 5, 2025, multiple teams of heavily armed US federal agents fanned out across Denver and nearby cities in…
The Future of Tren de Aragua
The Tren de Aragua brand is far stronger than the organization behind it, fed in no small part by discourse…
Separating Fact From Fiction With Tren de Aragua
Even as the infamy of the Tren de Aragua grows in the Americas, its cohesion and organization are weakening. The…
Niño Guerrero: The Prison Kingpin Who Took Tren de Aragua Transnational
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores alias ‘Niño Guerrero’ Name Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores Alias Niño Guerrero Country Venezuela Criminal Group Tren…
Trump Official Headed Organization That Spread Fake News About Tren de Aragua
An official recently appointed to a leadership post in the US Department of Defense previously led a think tank that…
TikToker’s Murder Highlights Danger of Denouncing Venezuelan Organized Crime
The murder of a Venezuelan TikToker during a live stream has highlighted the dangers facing those personally denouncing organized crime,…
A Golden Opportunity: Maduro and Venezuelan Miners Target Essequibo
Just after 5 p.m. on May 13, 2025, shots rang out along the Cuyuní River, as troops from the Guyana…
The US Is Panicking About Tusi. But Should it Be?
US authorities have recently linked Latin American gangs like Tren de Aragua to the sale of “pink cocaine,” or “tusi.”…
5 Years Later, How Has the Pandemic Changed Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean has adopted new strategies and…