With power in Venezuela shifting, the future of the ELN's relationship with the Venezuelan government remains in question.

How will Maduro's removal impact Venezuela's criminal landscape and groups, and the criminality embedded in its current ...

This week, we analyze the ripples of recent US operations in the Caribbean and Venezuela across the region. That includes ...

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The murder of renowned Indigenous activist and environmental defender Berta Cáceres in Honduras in 2016 was an organized criminal operation.

Following President Maduro's arrest, armed men flooded Caracas' streets. Who are the colectivos and what role will they play ...

After Maduro's arrest, who will control Venezuela's criminal economies? Check out our archive for more on Venezuela's ...

These Venezuelan criminal organizations will likely play decisive roles in the country’s organized crime scene going forward post-Maduro.

Negotiating peace with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) lay at the heart of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s election campaign and his Total Peace (Paz Total) ...

Major Mexican drug trafficking networks that used to have a strong presence in the state of Zulia in northwest Venezuela have left as political shifts are aiding a change in criminal control. Zulia is ...

Even as the infamy of the Tren de Aragua grows in the Americas, its cohesion and organization are weakening. The assertion by the regime of Nicolás Maduro that Tren de Aragua has been wiped out in ...

Tren de Aragua has quickly become one of the most infamous crime groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Governments across the region have deemed it a top security priority. The United States has ...