Back-to-Back Scandals Lift Lid on Venezuela’s Judicial Corruption
In an unusual start to the year, Venezuelan authorities have charged, dismissed, and even arrested a series of judicial officials…
ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Drive Rising Cocaine Production in Zulia, Venezuela
A series of large-scale drug seizures at clandestine laboratories in a Venezuelan border state suggest the ELN and ex-FARC mafia…
Venezuela 2024: Elections and Criminal Consolidation
It is an election year in Venezuela, and President Nicolás Maduro is determined to cling to power. His criminal alliances…
New Elections, Old Strategies: Repression in Venezuela
A wave of repression by President Nicolás Maduro’s administration in Venezuela has paralyzed opposition candidates in the lead-up to the…
Organized Crime Ranked Top Political Risk in Critical LatAm Election Year
Organized crime and insecurity are the primary political risks facing Latin America in 2024 as the region enters a pivotal…
Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face multiple obstacles to effective anti-money laundering enforcement, even though the region ranks…
Smuggled Migrants Face Deadly Waters in San Andrés, Colombia
On December 17, 2022, José Gregorio Roa lost track of his wife and daughter, who had set out on a…
Colombia Struggles to Tackle Prison-Based Extortion
Colombian authorities are struggling to disrupt extortion schemes run by imprisoned Venezuelan gang members, mounting a series of recent arrests…
3 Takeaways From Transparencia Venezuela’s Illicit Economies Index
The Venezuelan government’s failure to prevent the proliferation of organized crime groups means four illicit activities now generate an income…
GameChangers 2023: The Cocaine Flash-to-Bang in 2024
Coca prices have collapsed in parts of Colombia amid record hectares of cultivation. Could oversupply do what years of eradication…