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Rastrojos

Colombian national police lined up in Barranquilla. Oficiales de la policía nacional de Colombia en formación en Barranquilla.
Posted inNews Extortion

Decreased Cocaine Flows Lead to Increased Extortion in Northern Colombia

by Juliana Manjarrés and Salvador Lescano 11 Apr 202428 Aug 2024
Diego Rastrojo, capturado en Venezuela
Posted inVenezuela Venezuela

BACRIM in Venezuela

by InSight Crime 15 Feb 202330 Aug 2024
Posted inNews Colombia

GameChangers 2022: Could ‘Total Peace’ Lead to Disarmament of Colombia’s Armed Groups?

by Sara Garcia and Juan Diego Posada 28 Dec 202231 Jul 2024
Buses in Colombia's fourth city, Barranquilla
Posted inNews

Gang Killings of Bus Drivers Paralyzes Colombia’s Fourth City

by Gabrielle Gorder 4 Aug 202213 Oct 2023
Urabeños soldiers in Colombia
Posted inNews Gaitanistas

Gaitanistas Ask Colombia’s Incoming Government to Negotiate

by Sara Garcia 25 Jul 202213 Oct 2023
Members of the Rastrojos back when the group controlled sizeable criminal economies in Colombia.
Posted inColombia Rastrojos

Rastrojos

by InSight Crime 20 Jul 202227 Aug 2024
Posted inNews

Balkan Traffickers Becoming Ever More Important to Trans-Atlantic Cocaine Trade

by Alessandro Ford and Scott Mistler-Ferguson 2 May 202213 Oct 2023
Members of the Urabeños arrested in Cúcuta in July 2021.
Posted inNews

The Gaitanistas’ Venezuela Gamble May Be Failing

by Juan Diego Posada 2 Sep 202113 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

New Criminal Alliance Fending Off ELN at Colombia-Venezuela Border

by Juan Diego Posada 19 Jan 20212 Sep 2024
Posted inNews

GameChangers 2020: How Black Markets Became the New Normal

by Chris Dalby 23 Dec 20202 Feb 2021
Posted inNews

Enemies to Allies – How Venezuela Decides Which Criminal Groups Thrive

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 19 Oct 202024 Apr 2023
Posted inNews

Between Contraband and Coronavirus: Migration Dynamics at the Venezuela-Colombia Border

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 24 Jul 202024 Apr 2023

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