Nicolás Maduro
The former president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, oversaw the consolidation of a hybrid state in which governance and criminality became…
Samark López Bello
Samark López Bello is a Venezuelan businessman identified as an alleged front man for Tareck El Aissami, who was detained…
Wilexis Alexander Acevedo Monasterios, alias ‘Wilexis’
Wilexis Acevedo was for a long time one of Venezuela’s most wanted criminals and the leader of the mega-gang bearing…
Diosdado Cabello
Diosdado Cabello is a retired Venezuelan military officer who has held important political posts during the administrations of the late…
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa,” is one of the co-founders and original leaders of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s…
Tareck El Aissami
Tareck El Aissami was Venezuela’s Vice President of the Economy and the country’s Minister of Industries and National Production until…
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias ‘Niño Guerrero’
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s largest homegrown criminal group. He…
Hermágoras González Polanco, alias “Gordito González”
Hermágoras González Polanco has been active in drug trafficking for over four decades, thanks to his ability to adapt to…
Yeico Masacre
Erick Alberto Parra Mendoza, alias “Yeico Masacre” (sometimes spelled Yeiko), is a military deserter who has gone from a low-level…