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…
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…
Brutal but Futile: Venezuela’s Anti-Gang ‘Mega-Operations’
For three days in July 2021, the Caracas neighborhood of Cota 905 became an urban warzone. Just blocks away from…