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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
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…
ELN
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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6 SEP 2017
The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional - ELN) is one of the two main guerrilla armies with left-wing…
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Colombia's Peace Process Stumbles as Gaitanista Ceasefire Ends
COLOMBIA
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24 MAR 2023
The end of a ceasefire with Colombia's largest criminal group, the AGC, is a serious body blow to hopes for peace.
Dominican Republic Corruption Investigation Inches Toward Ex-President
CARIBBEAN
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23 MAR 2023
High-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.
‘Mula’: The Bridge Between MS13 and Mexican Mafia in Tijuana, Mexico
CRIMINAL MIGRATION
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23 MAR 2023
Nelson Alexander Flores Pacheco, alias "Mula", was the liaison between the Mexican Mafia and the MS13 in Tijuana, Mexico.
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