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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Luis E. Calle Serna
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES
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2017-02-16 22:07:27
Luis Enrique Calle Serna was a leader in the feared and ambitious Rastrojos criminal organization in Colombia. He surrendered to US…
Mexico Profile
MEXICO
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2021-05-05
Mexico is home to some of the hemisphere's largest, most sophisticated and violent organized criminal groups.
Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias 'Comba'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES
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2017-03-10 03:35:08
Javier Antonio Calle Serna, alias Comba, was the top leader of the Rastrojos, a group of former paramilitary…
Paisas
COLOMBIA GROUPS
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2017-03-10 03:31:38
The Paisas first emerged as a rural militia that grew out of the demobilized AUC paramilitary army, with…
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…
Familia Michoacana
LA FAMILIA MICHOACANA
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MAY 5, 2020
The Familia Michoacana is a once-powerful cartel whose influence drained after the death of its leader in 2014.
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 one of the most important…
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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BARRIO 18
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29 NOV 2022
Honduras declared a state of exception as extortion cases rise, suspending constitutional rights in cities and deploying thousands of troops.
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HAITI
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28 NOV 2022
Human smugglers are leaving Haitian migrants stranded on desert islands in the channel between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Why Mega-Prisons Holding Tens of Thousands Won't Make a Difference
BRAZIL
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25 NOV 2022
Failing prison systems and entrenched corruption mean mega-prisons holding tens of thousands won't solve insecurity in Latin America.
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