As the biggest irregular army in Colombia, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC) have long operated in various regions of the country in search of resources to fund their insurgency. They agreed to end their 52-year war against the government in August 2016, as part of a peace process…
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In 2016, two adopted nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro were found guilty of a conspiracy to bring 800 kilograms…
Alerts of the mass displacement of ex-combatants in Meta, due to the deteriorating security situation in the department, warn of…
The fighting that erupted in the Venezuelan state of Apure in early 2021 was on the surface a classic guerrilla…
The photos showed five dead bodies laid out in the dirt, each with a gun or grenade close to an…
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into…
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On May 4, InSight Crime launched its latest investigation, Venezuela’s Cocaine Revolution¸ accompanied by a virtual panel on its findings. The takeaways from this three-year effort, including the fact that Venezuela…
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