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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Gulf Cartel
EL COSS
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MARCH 10, 2023
The Gulf Cartel is among the oldest most powerful cartels in Mexico, but has lost territory in recent years.
Central General Staff - Ex-FARC Mafia
VENEZUELA
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FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central - EMC) is the governing body of a group of factions who refused…
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias 'Niño Guerrero'
TREN DE ARAGUA
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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero," is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's largest homegrown criminal group.
Acacio Medina Front - Ex-FARC Mafia
EX-FARC MAFIA
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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Acacio Medina Front is a dissident group that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), also known…
Hermágoras González Polanco, alias ‘Gordito González’
VENEZUELA
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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Hermágoras González Polanco has been active in Venezuela's drug trafficking scene for over four decades, thanks to his ability to…
Las Claritas Sindicato
VENEZUELA
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14 FEB 2023
Las Claritas Sindicato is one of the strongest and longest-lasting criminal groups dedicated to illegal mining in Venezuela’s southern state…
Yeico Masacre
VENEZUELA
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FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Erick Alberto Parra Mendoza, alias “Yeico Masacre”, is the leader of one of the most violent gangs in Venezuela's state…
Carlos Capa Gang
EXTORTION
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JANUARY 27, 2023
The Carlos Capa gang is one of the oldest surviving criminal gangs in Valles del Tuy, south of Caracas in…
The R Organization
ILLEGAL MINING
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JANUARY 26, 2023
The R Organization is one of Venezuela's fastest growing mining gangs, which are often referred to as sindicatos.
Tren de Guayana
VENEZUELA
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JANUARY 26, 2021
Tren de Guayana is one of the most powerful mining gangs to currently operate in the southern Venezuela state of…
Genaro García Luna
ELITES AND CRIME
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JANUARY 18, 2023
The US trial of Genaro García Luna, the architect of Mexico's war on drugs, will seek to prove whether he…
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3 Takeaways From UNICEF Report on Child Recruitment in Colombia
COLOMBIA
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6 JUN 2023
A new study has outlined how the ethnicity and socio-economic background of children are key factors in their forced recruitment in Colombia.
Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception
BARRIO 18
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5 JUN 2023
After six months, the state of exception in Honduras has failed to significantly reduce gang violence and extortion.
Chiapas Bleeds as CJNG, Sinaloa Cartel Fight for Guatemala Trafficking Routes
DISPLACEMENT
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2 JUN 2023
Clashes between the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG in Chiapas, close to the Mexico-Guatemala border have displacee of thousands.
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