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WEBVenezuela. Elections and Crime. The Venezuelan regime continues its political persecution, working in coordination with hybrid criminal groups. The nation’s opposition leader Edmundo González has sought asylum in Spain after weeks of relentless persecution. Following the controversial results of the July 28 presidential election, the ...
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG) - InSight Crime
WEBMay 27, 2024 · The CJNG is headed by alias "El Mencho," a feared but mysterious leader. The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its ...
Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel – New Generation: From Extinction to …
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Alleged CJNG members under arrest. In less than a decade, the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG) has transformed into one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. From a small group of deserters from the now-extinct Milenio Cartel, they evolved into a vast criminal …
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords. Members work together to protect themselves. During its existence, the Sinaloa Cartel has forged connections at the highest levels of Mexico’s federal police and ...
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · A string of seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is expanding into new countries and increasing its share of the region’s flourishing synthetic drug markets. In June, tusi consumption was reportedly booming in the nightclubs of Barquisimeto, a city in western Venezuela, while tusi refining ...
Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio. This transnational expansion came …
Why Are Trinidad and Tobago’s Gangs Becoming More Violent?
WEBMay 31, 2022 · Three factors help to explain the complex criminal landscape and rise in violence in Trinidad and Tobago. First, it appears that gangs are splintering and, in the process, becoming more vicious. In March 2022, Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds told Parliament that the 2021 killing of a gang leader had generated “deep ramifications in the ...
How 100 Years of Failed Drug Policy Gave Rise to Mexico's Cartels
WEBApr 24, 2023 · Many say Mexico’s war on drugs began after former President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006, but a new book suggests that the genesis was prohibitive drug policies enacted by the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, a process that was later fueled by an economic trade agreement. In their book “A Narco History: How the ...
Ismael Zambada García, alias ‘El Mayo’ - InSight Crime
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias “El Mayo,” was the leader of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Along with Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “El Chapo,” El Mayo is one of the most storied drug traffickers in Mexican history. Before being arrested by US authorities in July 2024, he was known primarily for maintaining a low profile and a …
‘El Chapo’: The Most Powerful Drug Lord in History? - InSight Crime
WEBJun 16, 2011 · Joaquin Guzman is currently one of the most wanted criminals in the world. In fact, Guzman’s power has become so great that a senior U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) official recently told Forbes magazine that the kingpin is now the most influential drug runner in history. “Chapo has a vast criminal enterprise and he has become the ...
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