Venezuelan Military ‘Invades’ Notorious Prison
PRISONS
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20 SEP 2023
In a clear show of force, the Venezuelan state launched an unprecedented operation, surrounding the Tocorón prison in Aragua.
All About Venezuela
NEWS
COCAINE
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15 SEP 2023
Venezuela produces industrial quantities of urea, tons of which are stolen and smuggled into Colombia to feed cocaine labs.
CHILE
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6 SEP 2023
Copycat gangs are increasingly posing as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua to extort victims in Peru and Chile.
EXTORTION
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6 SEP 2023
Venezuelan extortion gangs are using Instagram to threaten victims or broadcast videos of their murders.
COLECTIVOS
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31 AUG 2023
Like in the past, the Maduro government is utilizing electoral violence by armed groups to secure victory in the 2024 elections.
COLOMBIA
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22 AUG 2023
Hyperinflation is forcing Venezuelans to buy cheaper foodstuffs smuggled in from Colombia, putting the jobs of Venezuelan producers at risk.
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
The tri-border where Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela meet has long served as a transit corridor for cocaine.
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
Legal protections for the Amazon rainforest are complicated by different domestic laws and competing interests across countries.
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
Deep in the vast jungle of the Amazon, critical primary forests are being razed to mine gold, grow coca, and harvest timber.
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
In the Amazon’s tri-border areas, illegal logging is expanding, due to the low cost of land, and few controls on deforestation.
ELITES AND CRIME
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8 AUG 2023
Human trafficking has increased dramatically in Venezuela. The involvement of the country's security forces is key to this, experts say.
COLOMBIA
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4 AUG 2023
Leader Iván Márquez’s latest resurrection improves the Second Marquetalia's prospects, but the EMC approaches peace talks from a stronger position.
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