What a Murder in Chile Reveals About Maduro’s Relationship With Tren de Aragua
The Venezuelan government’s relationship with Tren de Aragua has come under scrutiny after allegations its interior minister may have been…
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…
What’s Behind the Distribution of Weapons to Public Employees in Venezuela?
Venezuela’s regime, led by Nicolás Maduro, has distributed weapons to state workers and militias, potentially aiming to expand the country’s…
Maduro Regime Takes Out Defiant Gang Boss
The leader of one of Venezuela’s most prominent gangs, known as “Wilexis,” has been killed by authorities, ending a six-year…
Renewed War for Colombia Cocaine Center
The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated into a new phase of violence, as intense fighting between two Colombian…
Global Pressure Mounts: Venezuela, Bounties, and Crime
The US wanted poster offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is…
Maduro Inauguration to Consolidate Criminal Regime in Venezuela
After what appeared to be a stolen election, Nicolás Maduro today assumes another six-year mandate as Venezuela’s president. Heading a…
How Trump’s Administration Could Reshape Venezuela’s Criminal Landscape
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, a critical question has emerged: what impact will the new US administration…
GameChangers 2024: Global Cocaine Networks and Trump 2
Increased cocaine production delivered an extra $25 billion in earnings to transnational organized crime in 2024, ensuring greater criminal sophistication…
GameChangers 2024: Organized Crime Gets Political
Criminal organizations showed this past year that they pose a growing threat to democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,…