A new report has highlighted that organized crime is profiting from the exploitation of millions of migrants from Venezuela.
Venezuela has acted against illegal miners. But with close ties between the state and these mining groups, are efforts genuine?…
InSight Crime has developed its own methodology to rank Venezuela's organized crime groups. Here, we present the strongest.
The Central General Staff (Estado Mayor Central - EMC) is the governing body of a group of factions who refused to demobilize during the FARC peace process in 2017.
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero," is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's largest homegrown criminal group.
The Acacio Medina Front is a dissident group that emerged from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), also known as the ex-FARC mafia.
Hermágoras González Polanco has been active in Venezuela's drug trafficking scene for over four decades, thanks to his ability to adapt.
Las Claritas Sindicato is one of the strongest and longest-lasting criminal groups dedicated to illegal mining in Venezuela’s southern state of Bolívar.
Erick Alberto Parra Mendoza, alias “Yeico Masacre”, is the leader of one of the most violent gangs in Venezuela's state of Zulia.
InSight Crime's 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
Femicides in Venezuela have become a common tactic for organized crime groups, targeting partners and relatives of rivals.
Countries across Latin America continue to make stubbornly little progress in the fight against corruption.
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