{"id":330432,"date":"2026-01-08T11:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/?p=330432"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:48:20","slug":"cinco-grupos-criminales-clave-venezuela-post-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias\/cinco-grupos-criminales-clave-venezuela-post-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinco grupos criminales clave para entender la Venezuela post-Maduro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El arresto de Nicol\u00e1s Maduro marca un nuevo cap\u00edtulo para el crimen organizado en Venezuela. La amplia constelaci\u00f3n de grupos criminales del pa\u00eds tendr\u00e1 que ajustar sus operaciones y alianzas en medio de una sacudida pol\u00edtica que tendr\u00e1 impactos en todo el hampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estas cinco organizaciones criminales se encuentran entre las m\u00e1s prominentes y poderosas de Venezuela, y probablemente continuar\u00e1n desempe\u00f1ando roles decisivos en el panorama del crimen organizado del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">VEA TAMBI\u00c9N:<\/mark><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias\/impacto-arresto-maduro-dinamicas-criminales-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El impacto del arresto de Maduro en las din\u00e1micas criminales de Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cartel-de-los-soles\">Cartel de los Soles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s que un \u201ccartel\u201d en el sentido tradicional, el llamado <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela\/cartel-de-los-soles-perfil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cartel de los Soles<\/a> es un t\u00e9rmino amplio que alude a la corrupci\u00f3n extendida dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas venezolanas y de la \u00e9lite pol\u00edtica. Maduro consolid\u00f3 este sistema al permitir que miembros de las fuerzas de seguridad y funcionarios civiles se enriquecieran con ingresos il\u00edcitos a cambio de garantizar su lealtad al r\u00e9gimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=666%2C1024&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=666%2C1024&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=768%2C1181&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=999%2C1536&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=1200%2C1845&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=780%2C1199&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=400%2C615&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?resize=706%2C1086&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2.png?w=1332&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-2-666x1024.png?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La salida de Maduro no acabar\u00e1 con este esquema de corrupci\u00f3n criminal, especialmente porque los dem\u00e1s actores clave siguen en el poder. No obstante, su salida podr\u00eda abrir la puerta a reacomodos internos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delcy Rodr\u00edguez pas\u00f3 de la vicepresidencia a la presidencia de Venezuela y enfrenta ahora el complejo desaf\u00edo de equilibrar la presi\u00f3n de Estados Unidos para limpiar al gobierno con la necesidad de mantener la lealtad de otros centros de poder, en particular de quienes controlan las fuerzas de seguridad, como el ministro de Relaciones Interiores, <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela\/diosdado-cabello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diosdado Cabello<\/a>, y el ministro de la Defensa, <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias\/los-nexos-criminales-de-los-nuevos-jefes-militares-de-maduro-en-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladimir Padrino<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eln\">ELN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Ej\u00e9rcito de Liberaci\u00f3n Nacional (<a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-colombia\/eln-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELN<\/a>) es una guerrilla colombiana que ha logrado consolidar una presencia considerable en Venezuela, en gran medida gracias a su relaci\u00f3n de mutua conveniencia con el gobierno de Maduro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=717%2C1024&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=717%2C1024&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=768%2C1096&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=1076%2C1536&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1076w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=1200%2C1713&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=780%2C1114&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=400%2C571&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?resize=706%2C1008&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022.jpg?w=1300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Participacion-del-ELN-en-el-narcotrafico-InSight-Crime-Oct-2022-717x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cambio de ofrecerle refugio frente a las fuerzas de seguridad colombianas, Maduro cont\u00f3 con el apoyo del ELN para controlar econom\u00edas criminales como el narcotr\u00e1fico y la miner\u00eda ilegal, fundamentales para financiar los circuitos de corrupci\u00f3n del r\u00e9gimen. El grupo guerrillero, de orientaci\u00f3n izquierdista, tambi\u00e9n funcion\u00f3 como aliado pol\u00edtico y como factor disuasorio ante una eventual incursi\u00f3n militar desde la vecina Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-variation-color\">VEA TAMBI\u00c9N:<\/mark><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/paz-nunca-alternativa-eln-colombia-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La paz nunca fue una alternativa: el ELN de Colombia en Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El ELN se ha convertido en el <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/paz-nunca-alternativa-eln-colombia-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">actor criminal m\u00e1s influyente<\/a> a lo largo de la frontera colombo-venezolana y es probable que mantenga esta relaci\u00f3n de beneficio mutuo con el gobierno venezolano bajo la presidencia de Rodr\u00edguez. Con m\u00e1s de medio siglo de experiencia enfrentando al Ej\u00e9rcito colombiano \u2014respaldado por Estados Unidos\u2014, el ELN ser\u00eda un aliado estrat\u00e9gico en caso de una intervenci\u00f3n militar estadounidense de mayor envergadura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disidencias-de-las-farc\"><strong>Disidencias de las FARC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-colombia\/ex-farc-mafia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disidencias de las FARC<\/a> son grupos guerrilleros colombianos que operan en Venezuela y que rechazaron el acuerdo de paz firmado en 2016 entre el gobierno de Colombia y su antigua organizaci\u00f3n, las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1.jpg?w=1300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GameChangers-Departamentos-donde-se-presentaron-combates-entre-grupos-armados-entre-enero-1-y-noviembre-20-de-2025-InSight-Crime-Dec-2025-1-1024x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, estas facciones han ido perdiendo terreno frente al ELN, al que el gobierno de Maduro pareci\u00f3 dar prioridad antes de su arresto. En 2022, las autoridades venezolanas <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/plan-pablito-ascenso-eln-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">desalojaron a una facci\u00f3n ex-FARC<\/a> de su basti\u00f3n en el estado de Apure y, a comienzos de 2025, facilitaron que el ELN desplazara a otra disidencia del <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/guerras-fronterizas-eln-toma-catatumbo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">control de la estrat\u00e9gica regi\u00f3n cocalera<\/a> del Catatumbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es probable que Rodr\u00edguez mantenga la misma l\u00ednea de fortalecer los v\u00ednculos con el ELN y, al mismo tiempo, lanzar operaciones contra las disidencias de las FARC para apuntalar su discurso y credenciales en materia de lucha contra el crimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tren-de-aragua\"><strong>Tren de Aragua<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela\/tren-de-aragua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tren de Aragua<\/a> se dio a conocer a nivel internacional durante el gobierno de Maduro, despu\u00e9s de que el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump afirmara \u2014en contra de lo que conclu\u00edan la mayor\u00eda de sus propias agencias de inteligencia\u2014 que el Estado venezolano estaba facilitando la expansi\u00f3n de la banda en Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024.jpg?w=1300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Tren-de-Aragua-Un-nombre-multiples-caras-Diagrama-InSight-Crime-Sep-2024-1024x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, cuando Trump comenz\u00f3 a lanzar esas acusaciones, Maduro ya hab\u00eda roto con el grupo. Los pa\u00edses suramericanos vecinos ven\u00edan presionando a su gobierno para contener a la banda, que se expandi\u00f3 por la regi\u00f3n siguiendo las rutas de los migrantes que hu\u00edan del colapso pol\u00edtico y econ\u00f3mico de Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque el Tren de Aragua ha sido parcialmente golpeado por las fuerzas de seguridad a lo largo de la regi\u00f3n, sigue siendo un objetivo prioritario para Estados Unidos, tanto <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/tren-de-aragua-entre-realidad-ficcion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dentro<\/a> como <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/trump-ha-fusionado-guerra-contra-pandillas-y-lmigracion-tennessee-lo-demuestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fuera<\/a> del pa\u00eds. Su l\u00edder, H\u00e9ctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias \u201cNi\u00f1o\u201d Guerrero, contin\u00faa pr\u00f3fugo, pero fue incluido en la acusaci\u00f3n presentada en Estados Unidos junto a Maduro, lo que abre la posibilidad de que se convierta en una moneda de cambio en eventuales negociaciones entre ambos gobiernos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sindicato-de-las-claritas\"><strong>Sindicato de Las Claritas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela\/sindicato-de-las-claritas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sindicato de Las Claritas<\/a> es uno de los principales grupos criminales dedicados a la miner\u00eda ilegal en Venezuela, una actividad que se ha convertido en una fuente clave de ingresos para la corrupci\u00f3n. El grupo opera principalmente en el estado Bol\u00edvar, en el sur del pa\u00eds, una zona rica en oro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=806%2C1024&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=806%2C1024&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=768%2C975&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=1209%2C1536&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=1200%2C1524&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=780%2C991&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=400%2C508&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?resize=706%2C897&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025.jpg?w=1300&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/insightcrime.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Presencia-criminal-en-Venezuela-y-el-Esequibo-InSight-Crime-Mayo-2025-806x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este grupo mantiene desde hace a\u00f1os una relaci\u00f3n cercana con el chavismo, v\u00ednculo que se consolid\u00f3 durante el gobierno de Maduro. Ha logrado mantenerse a flote pese a cambios pol\u00edticos locales y a ofensivas armadas tanto de las fuerzas de seguridad como de otros grupos armados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sindicato de Las Claritas, al igual que otras bandas mineras, tambi\u00e9n forma parte del entramado de actores involucrados <a href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/es\/investigaciones\/oportunidad-oro-maduro-y-mineros-venezolanos-tienen-mira-puesta-en-esequibo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en la disputa entre Venezuela y Guyana<\/a> por la regi\u00f3n del Esequibo, que limita con Bol\u00edvar. Por ello, es probable que el gobierno de Rodr\u00edguez opte por trabajar con estos grupos antes que enfrentarlos directamente.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El arresto de Nicol\u00e1s Maduro marca un nuevo cap\u00edtulo para el crimen organizado en Venezuela. La amplia constelaci\u00f3n de grupos criminales del pa\u00eds tendr\u00e1 que ajustar sus operaciones y alianzas 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