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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, alias 'El Paisa'
COLOMBIA
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Hernán Darío Velásquez, better known as 'El Paisa,' was a top former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho”
COLOMBIA
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JANUARY 18, 2019
Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho,” was one of the most wanted criminals in both Colombia and Ecuador, after military forces…
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)
JALISCO CARTEL
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11 DEC 2018
The CJNG is a criminal group that has evolved as a result of killings, captures and rifts in older cartels.
Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, alias ‘Marcola’
BRAZIL
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MARCH 25, 2020
Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, known by the aliases “Marcola” and “Playboy,” has been the top leader of Brazil’s biggest and…
Argentina Profile
Despite Argentina's prominent role as a money laundering center and as a drug transit and consumption point, the country does…
Amigos dos Amigos
AMIGOS DOS AMIGOS
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MARCH 30, 2018
Amigos dos Amigos is a criminal group based in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro. The organization was formed in…
The Colombian Mafia
COLOMBIA
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13 MAR 2018
The mafia in Colombia today is comprised of a maelstrom of localized groups, shadowy power brokers and sub-contracted labor that…
Colombia’s Comprehensive Approach for a Post-FARC State
COLOMBIA
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9 MAR 2018
The demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC) has simultaneously represented a…
José Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos, alias 'El Árabe,' or the 'Patron de Caucasia'
COLOMBIA MAFIA
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MAY 10, 2019
José Bayron Piedrahita Ceballos is presumed to be one of the biggest drug lords in Colombia. During his criminal career…
Miguel Botache Santillana, alias 'Gentil Duarte'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES
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OCTOBER 27, 2019
Miguel Botache Santillana, better known as "Gentil Duarte," is currently Colombia's most wanted criminal. He used to be an…
Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo, alias 'Pablito'
ELN
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MARCH 3, 2019
Gustavo Aníbal Giraldo Quinchía, alias “Pablito”, is a member of the ELN’s Central Command (Comando Central – COCE). He is one of the…
Latest
Impact of Illicit Fentanyl Felt on Both Sides of US-Mexico Border
FENTANYL
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22 OCT 2021
Fentanyl continues to wreak havoc on both sides of the US-Mexico border, as Mexican security forces continue to seize the drug while anti-narcotics officials in the United States are warning…
3 Reasons Why Kidnappings are Rising in Haiti
CARIBBEAN
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22 OCT 2021
Kidnappings have skyrocketed in Haiti, but the crisis has political as well as criminal roots.
Indictment of Saab Partners Details Vast Venezuela Aid Kickback Scheme
ELITES AND CRIME
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22 OCT 2021
Business partners of Álex Saab have been indicted by US prosecutors on charges of being part of a multi-million dollar graft scheme.
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