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Criminal Actors
Histories and profiles of organized crime groups, insurgencies, street gangs, vigilantes and the criminal actors that lead them.
Henry Castellanos Garzón, alias 'Romaña'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES /
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Henry Castellanos Garzón, alias “Romaña,” was the commander of the 53rd Front of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Leider Johani Noscue, alias 'Mayimbú'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES /
8 NOV 2019
Leider Noscue, known by his alias “Mayimbú,” is currently one of the highest-value military targets in the department of Cauca,…
Ex-FARC Mafia
COLOMBIA GROUPS /
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Las disidencias de las FARC o ex-Farc Mafia son grupos de excombatientes de la antigua guerrilla que se opusieron o…
Monos
ARGENTINA GROUPS /
APRIL 28, 2022
The criminal group known as “Los Monos,” led by members of the Cantero family, has been operating for more than…
Álex Saab
VENEZUELA PERSONALITIES /
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Álex Saab is a Colombian businessman known for making million dollar deals with the Venezuelan government involving prefabricated houses and…
Samark López Bello
CARTEL OF THE SUNS /
JANUARY 15, 2023
Samark López Bello is a Venezuelan businessman and currently a fugitive from American justice facing charges of laundering drug money.
Jarvis Chimenes Pavão, alias "The Drug Kingpin"
PARAGUAY /
MAY 23, 2019
Brazilian national Jarvis Chimenes Pavão rose to become one of South America’s most prominent drug traffickers and the successor of…
Tareck El Aissami
VENEZUELA PERSONALITIES /
JUNE 17, 2019
Tareck El Aissami is the Minister of Industries and National Production of Venezuela. He has held this position since June…
Seuxis Pausías Hernández, alias 'Jesús Santrich'
COLOMBIA PERSONALITIES /
MAY 18, 2021
Seuxis Pausías Hernández Solarte, alias “Jesús Santrich,” was a senior former FARC commander who participated in that guerrilla group's demobilization…
Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, alias 'El Paisa'
COLOMBIA /
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Hernán Darío Velásquez, alias "El Paisa," was a top former leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho”
COLOMBIA /
JANUARY 18, 2019
Walter Patricio Arizala, alias “Guacho,” was one of the most wanted criminals in both Colombia and Ecuador, after military forces…
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Ecuador's Navy Grappling With Mounting Evidence of Criminal Collusion
COCAINE /
26 JAN 2023
Corrupt Navy troops in Ecuador can be highly useful for drug traffickers, either to protect cocaine shipments or to simply let them pass.
Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
24 JAN 2023
As American-made guns continue to flood the Caribbean, heads of state are demanding that the US do more to stem the flow of weapons.
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
COCAINE /
23 JAN 2023
A string of large cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests the island is becoming a central hub for trafficking to the United States and Europe.
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