A high-profile prisoner swap raises hopes of improving US-Venezuela relations and abilities to tackle organized crime.
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Rebels and Paramilitaries: Colombia’s Guerrillas in Venezuela
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaColombian rebels had long been welcome in Venezuela but now, they have arrived in force, bringing conflict with them.
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In the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, Carlos was trained to become a ruthless soldier for the Cárteles Unidos.
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Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, alias “Marcola,” has been the top leader of the First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) since 2002.
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La Unión Tepito takes its name from the notorious Mexico City neighborhood of Tepito, where it began.
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Without the bodies, the exact number of people executed in broad daylight at a funeral in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán remains unclear, but such episodes of extreme violence are …
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Top Ex-FARC Commanders, El Paisa and Romaña, Confirmed Killed in Venezuela
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesColombian media has reported that top ex-FARC commanders El Paisa and Romaña have been shot dead in Venezuela, making them the latest former FARC leaders killed in the neighboring country …
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The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, …
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The Guerreros Unidos operate in central Mexico and have been linked to the Ayotzinapa Massacre.
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Nearly a month after the midnight assassination of former Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, many of the details about the murder plot remain murky despite scores of arrests.