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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
César Emilio Peralta, alias ‘El Abusador’
COCAINE
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29 JUN 2021
César Emilio Peralta, alias “El Abusador,” is one of the Dominican Republic's most notorious drug traffickers.
Eliecer Erlinto Chamorro, alias 'Antonio Garcia'
ANTONIO GARCÍA
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JUNE 24, 2021
Eliecer Erlinto Chamorro, alias "Antonio Garcia," is the number two commander in Colombias National Liberation Army…
Loophole Spurs Large-Scale Land Grabs in Brazil
BRAZIL
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4 JUN 2021
A government registry in Brazil has been used to designate millions of hectares of Amazon forest as rural lands, in…
Los Lagartos
ECUADOR
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1 JUN 2021
Integrated by multiple gangs with shared allies and enemies, Los Lagartos is one of Ecuador’s prolific prison gangs, whose rivalry…
José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias 'Chepe Diablo'
CHEPE DIABLO
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MAY 26, 2021
José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias "Chepe Diablo," does not fit the normal profile of a criminal leader. As the former…
Cárteles Unidos
MEXICO
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25 MAY 2021
The Cárteles Unidos (CU) is a criminal organization that was born out of an alliance between the Cartel de Tepalcatepec,…
Shining Path
PERU
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23 MAY 2021
The Shining Path or the Militarized Communist Party (Militarizado Partido Comunista - MPC) is the last remnant of Peru’s guerrilla…
Sinaloa Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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2021-05-04
The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is an…
Libertadores del Vichada
COLOMBIA
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23 ABRIL DE 2021
The Libertadores del Vichada are a splinter group of the Popular Revolutionary Anti-Terrorist Army of Colombia (ERPAC) based in…
Colombia Profile
COLOMBIA
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2021-01-21
After more than half a century of civil war and the rise and fall of drug trafficking empires, Colombia has…
Carlos Luis Revette, alias 'El Koki'
EL KOKI
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FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Carlos Luis Revette, alias “El Koki,” is one of Venezuela’s most wanted criminals and leader of the “megabanda" that controls…
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Crafty Trafficking - How Cocaine is Flowing Between LatAm and Australia
COCAINE
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17 MAY 2022
Cocaine found on Australia’s Eastern coast has perplexed authorities due to the sophisticated methods apparently used to smuggle it from South America.
Can Peru Counter Drug Trafficking by Buying All the Coca?
COCA
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17 MAY 2022
A government proposal for Peru to purchase all the country’s coca production has generated fierce debate, but experts question whether it is even feasible.
Ecuador's Police Being Assassinated in Record Numbers
ECUADOR
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16 MAY 2022
Ecuadorian gangs are taking another page from the playbook of crime groups in Mexico and Colombia, stepping up targeted killings of police officers in drug trafficking hotspots.
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