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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Juarez Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Juárez Cartel is responsible for smuggling tons of narcotics from Mexico into the United States throughout its long and turbulent…
Tijuana Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Felix Organization, is based in one of the most strategically important Mexico…
Gulf Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexicos criminal groups but has lost territory and influence in…
Sinaloa Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is an…
Familia Michoacana
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacanas brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudo-religious ideology made it…
Cachiros
HONDURAS GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Cachiros were one of Honduras' largest transport groups, with a net worth close to $1 billion. Made up of…
Perrones Cartel
EL SALVADOR GROUPS
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11 SEP 2017
The Perrones are El Salvador's most infamous transportation group. Made up of a mix of hoteliers, human smugglers, and contraband…
Texis Cartel
EL SALVADOR GROUPS
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11 SEP 2017
Unlike some Central American gangs that have earned fame for their brutality and their liberal use of violence, the Cartel…
MS13
EL SALVADOR GROUPS
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11 SEP 2017
The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its…
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Politicians and Police Linked to Colombian Child Sex Ring
COLOMBIA
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1 JUL 2022
Colombian police uncovered a sex ring featuring underage migrants from Venezuela. Why does sex trafficking flourish in border areas?…
Chile Receiving Synthetic Drugs Galore From Netherlands, Belgium
CHILE
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1 JUL 2022
Authorities in Iquique and San Antonio, port cities in northern Chile, discovered nearly 475,000 MDMA tablets on various ships departing from the Netherlands and Belgium in the past two months.
Memo Fantasma to Walk, Thanks to Colombian Prosecutor
AUC
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30 JUN 2022
Paramilitary drug lord, alias “Memo Fantasma” or “Will the Ghost,” may soon walk out of prison in Colombia, after the prosecutor fumbled two hearings designed to keep the accused in…
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