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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Guillermo Leon Saenz Vargas, alias 'Alfonso Cano'
ALFONSO CANO
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2017-03-10 03:22:31
Guillermo Leon Saenz Vargas, alias Alfonso Cano, was the supreme commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the hemisphere's oldest…
Rastrojos
DIEGO RASTROJO
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2017-02-16 21:57:11
The Rastrojos were born out of the powerful Norte del Valle drug cartel and rose to become one of the…
Familia Michoacana
LA FAMILIA MICHOACANA
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MAY 5, 2020
At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacanas brutal tactics, strong base of operations and pseudo-religious ideology made it…
ERPAC
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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2017-03-10 03:23:57
The Popular Revolutionary Anti-Terrorist Army of Colombia (Ejercito Revolucionario Popular Antiterrorista Colombiano - ERPAC) began as a right-wing…
Oficina de Envigado
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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OCTOBER 28, 2020
The Oficina de Envigado has evolved from a debt collection agency for Pablo Escobar to a mafia federation that regulates…
CIACS
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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2017-03-09 22:38:30
Guatemala's 40-year civil war laid the groundwork for many criminal organizations, including several that spawned from state intelligence and military…
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China Producers Cashing in on Online Sale of Fentanyl Precursors
FENTANYL
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21 JAN 2022
Chinese companies are turning to online sales to supply the fentanyl precursor market in Mexico. As a result, more criminal groups are producing fentanyl, stoking tensions with the cartels at…
Russia-Argentina Cocaine Plot Finally Resolved With Lengthy Convictions
ARGENTINA
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21 JAN 2022
Five years after a multimillion-dollar drug shipment was discovered in suitcases at the Russian Embassy in Argentina, a Russian court has convicted four men of trying to smuggle cocaine on…
By Land and Sea - Chile Dealing with Surge of Creepy Marijuana
CHILE
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20 JAN 2022
Authorities in Chile have reported a string of massive maritime seizures of marijuana, indicating traffickers are searching for new smuggling routes for their highly potent pot.
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