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Megabandas

Posted inVenezuela Venezuela

Tren del Llano

by InSight Crime 31 May 202430 Aug 2024
Venezuela’s Most Wanted Criminals
Posted inNews Venezuela

Venezuela’s Most Wanted List Notable for Its Absences

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 Oct 20233 Nov 2023
Police officials stop a driver at a checkpoint in Venezuela
Posted inNews Extortion

Venezuela Security Policy: Combating Gang and Police-Driven Extortion

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 Oct 202318 Oct 2023
The aftermath of Venezuela's mega-operations in the Cota 905 neighborhood of Caracas
Posted inNews Security Policy

Brutal but Futile: Venezuela’s Anti-Gang ‘Mega-Operations’

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 2 Mar 202322 Nov 2023
A photo of Carlos Capa from social media
Posted inVenezuela Venezuela

Carlos Capa Gang

by InSight Crime 20 Jan 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews Megabandas

Venezuelan Government Targeting One of Country’s Oldest Gangs for Annihilation

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 23 Jun 202213 Oct 2023
The front wall of a police station attacked by grenades in Caracas' neighborhood of Cota 905
Posted inNews El Koki

After El Koki’s Death, Gangs Stir Once Again in Caracas’ Cota 905

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 31 May 202213 Oct 2023
A new sports field is inaugurated by Venezuela's Movement for Peace and Life alongside members of a foundation linked to the Barrancas Syndicate criminal group
Posted inNews Venezuela

How Venezuelan Gangs Masquerade as Community Organizers to Secure Territory

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Apr 20222 Sep 2024
Carlos Enrique Gómez Rodríguez, alias "Conejo," holding a rifle next to a child, also armed
Posted inNews

Honor Among Thieves – The Venezuela Manhunt for an Altruistic Mob Boss

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 14 Mar 20222 Sep 2024
Posted inNews

Is This the End for Venezuela’s Megagangs?

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Mar 202213 Oct 2023
A member of Venezuela's CICPC force with his gun drawn out in Petare, east of Caracas
Posted inNews Megabandas

Murders Soar as Venezuela Police Hunt for Wilexis Yet Again

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 9 Feb 20226 Feb 2024
Security personnel in Venezuela move into Cota 905, a neighborhood of Caracas
Posted inNews

Why did Venezuela’s Peace Zones Backfire So Badly?

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 25 Jan 202213 Oct 2023

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