Predictions for Venezuela’s Post-Election Criminal Landscape
Nicolás Maduro claimed another six years in power after a disputed election, which will result in another wave of migration…
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…
Is Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua Behind Surge in Chile Kidnappings?
The last decade has seen a 135% increase in kidnappings in Chile, with the greatest surge occurring between 2021 and…
US Labels Tren de Aragua a Transnational Criminal Threat
The recent US designation of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization puts the group on…
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…
Carlos Ramírez
Carlos is a musician and farm laborer from Altagracia de Orituco. He left to go live in Caracas, but he…
Venezuela Businesses Increasingly Need Dollars. Loansharks Are Taking Advantage.
In February 2024, two young men started hanging out in a store in the central Venezuelan state of Lara. The…
Tren de Aragua Just Sustained Its Biggest Leadership Blow
The arrest in Colombia of one of the co-founders and principal leaders of Tren de Aragua represents the most significant…