The Carlos Capa gang is one of the oldest surviving criminal gangs in Valles del Tuy, south of Caracas in Venezuela.
The R Organization is one of Venezuela's fastest growing mining gangs, which are often referred to as sindicatos.
Tren de Guayana is one of the most powerful mining gangs to currently operate in the southern Venezuela state of Bolívar.
A long-touted police reform in Venezuela would likely have a limited impact on rampant corruption in the ranks.
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going through the roof.
Venezuelan authorities claim to have destroyed 40 tons of drugs this year. But are they being fully transparent about their track record?…
Entrenched criminal groups on the Colombia border keep resisting Venezuelan Army efforts to root them out.
Peru is taking steps to tackle the threat of Venezuelan mega-gang Tren de Aragua, and have recently captured 30 members of the gang.
The discovery of mass graves in Bolívar, Venezuela, has revealed how criminals control illegal mining through violence and murder.
A lack of regulation surrounding how crypto-currencies are used by organized crime has left Latin America dangerously exposed.
The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.
The Venezuelan government has placed and rogue mining gangs in its crosshairs, as the military is deployed in Bolívar.
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