Gaitanistas

Caparrapos Thriving in Colombia Due to Alliances With ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia

by Chris Dalby 30 Jan 201924 Apr 2023

Opium flower

Analysis Mexico

GameChangers 2018: As Opioids and Cocaine Boom, the Americas Wilt

by Deborah Bonello, Angela Olaya and Seth Robbins 9 Jan 201929 Sep 2023

Brief

Women, Youth Primed for Gang Recruitment in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 31 Dec 201824 Apr 2023

The Steady Downfall of Colombia’s Most Powerful Drug Organization

by Tristan Clavel 5 Oct 201829 Sep 2023

Attacks on Multinationals in Colombia: Signs of New Criminal Era

by María Paula Chaparro and Mimi Yagoub 3 Oct 201824 Apr 2023

Brief

Colombia Law Letting Crime Groups Surrender May Be Too Little Too Late

by Mimi Yagoub 22 Jun 201824 Apr 2023

Brief

Colombia Authorities ‘Narrow In’ on Gaitanistas Leader With Latest Arrest

by Parker Asmann 22 May 201824 Apr 2023

Brief

In Latest Blow to Gaitanistas, Colombia Government Takes Down ‘El Indio’

by Victoria Dittmar 30 Mar 201824 Apr 2023

The ‘Invisibles’: Colombia’s New Generation of Drug Traffickers

by Jeremy McDermott 14 Mar 201824 Apr 2023

The Colombian Mafia is a catchall phrase for illegal groups and actors in the country

The Colombian Mafia

by InSight Crime 13 Mar 201824 Apr 2023

Shifting Criminal Dynamics Signal Violent Future for Colombia-Venezuela Border

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 29 Jan 201824 Apr 2023

Ecuador protestor

GameChangers 2017: The Empire Strikes Back

by Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott 2 Jan 201824 Apr 2023

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