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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
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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Bomb Threats: Mexico's Crime Groups Turn to Explosives
HOMICIDES
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23 SEP 2021
A package bomb that killed a restaurateur and his manager underscores the escalating use of explosives – and the terror that they generate – by criminal groups in Mexico’s most…
Venezuela Kidnappers Posing as Car Sellers to Lure Victims
KIDNAPPING
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22 SEP 2021
The Venezuelan police have stepped in amid a spate of violent crimes caused by gang members pretending to sell cars online. The offer: people can use police stations to finalize…
Aircraft Theft Across Latin America Continues to Fuel Drug Trade
BOLIVIA
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22 SEP 2021
A heist of Brazilian planes that were later discovered in Bolivia has offered a unique look into how drug planes are procured in the region.
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