Carlos Luis Revete, alias 'El Koki'
EL KOKI /
23 APR 2021
Carlos Luis Revette, alias “El Koki,” is one of Venezuela’s most wanted criminals and leader of the “megabanda" that controls the Cota 905 district to the southwest of Caracas.
All About Venezuela Personalities
VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA /
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Wilexis Alexander Acevedo Monasterios has led the gang which bears his name since at least 2017. With between 150 and 200 people in its ranks, the Wilexis gang controls the…
VENEZUELA PERSONALITIES /
JANUARY 27, 2023
Álex Saab is a Colombian businessman known for making million dollar deals with the Venezuelan government involving prefabricated houses and the state’s food supply program, which has been criticized for…
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.
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 2018, the latest in a series of high-ranking positions in…
VENEZUELA /
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Walid Makled, otherwise known as “El Turco” or “El Arabe," was once the most powerful civilian drug trafficker in Venezuela.
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