Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia's Underworld
Colombia had already proven to be fertile territory for Tren de Aragua's operations, expanding its criminal rents and offering refuge.| InSight Crime
Colombia had already proven to be fertile territory for Tren de Aragua's operations, expanding its criminal rents and offering refuge.| InSight Crime
Each night at Colombia’s Cúcuta border city, illegal dirt tracks connecting the city to Venezuela become highways for smuggling.| InSight Crime
Nicolas Maduro claimed victory after a disputed election, which will lead to Venezuela cementing its position as a regional crime hub.| InSight Crime
Venezuela's Presidents Chávez and Maduro, to secure long-term power, ensured the country's criminal groups would answer to them.| InSight Crime
The regime of President Nicolás Maduro used recent municipal elections to consolidate its control over key criminal territories in Venezuela.| InSight Crime
The government's first operation massively displacing miners from Yapacana lacks transparency and leaves more questions than answers.| InSight Crime
Essequibo’s long and porous border with Venezuela makes it easy for illegal mining gangs and criminal groups to move in and out.| InSight Crime
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.| InSight Crime
The ex-FARC mafia are a series of criminal structures that emerged from the now demobilized FARC in Colombia.| InSight Crime
Repeated and widely publicized government actions against illegal miners in Amazonas state have only deepened the trade's hold.| InSight Crime
