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New Venezuelan Prison Regulations Seek to Protect Human Rights

New Venezuelan Prison Regulations Seek to Protect Human Rights

Venezuela has implemented new regulations in 14 of the country's prisons in an attempt to reform the notoriously violent penal system, although it remains to be seen whether the measures will be enforced effectively.  Read more

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FARC in Venezuela

FARC in Venezuela

Venezuela is a vital base of operations for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),... Read more

Cartel de los Soles

Cartel de los Soles

The term “Cartel of the Suns” (Cartel de los Soles) is used to describe shadowy... Read more

ELN in Venezuela

ELN in Venezuela

Colombian guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) has used Venezuelan territory for decades, but... Read more

BACRIMs in Venezuela

BACRIMs in Venezuela

Various remnants of the Colombian paramilitary group the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) are... Read more

FBL

FBL

The Bolivarian Liberation Forces (FBL) is a guerrilla group based in western Venezuela, along the... Read more

Walid Makled

Walid Makled

Once the most powerful civilian drug trafficker in Venezuela, Walid Makled managed cocaine shipments that... Read more

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Country Profile - Venezuela

Venezuela Country Profile
Venezuela
Venezuela's strategic location and poor rule of law draw in criminal groups from neighboring Colombia, as well as fueling the rise of a homegrown cartel made up of members of the military.
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'Zetas Spend All Their Drug Trafficking Profits on Fighting Gulf Cartel'

'Zetas Spend All Their Drug Trafficking Profits on Fighting Gulf Cartel'

The Zetas reportedly take in more than $350 million a year from exporting more than 40 tons of cocaine into the US. This interesting revelation, among others, came during testimony by a former leader of...

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Colombia Poised to Seize Record $1 Billion from Narco Brothers

Colombia Poised to Seize Record $1 Billion from Narco Brothers

The record seizure of hundreds of millions of dollars of assets in Colombia has raised the question of how two brothers linked to the Norte del Valle Cartel built up such power while remaining under...

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The Life of Accidental Drug Traffickers on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast

The Life of Accidental Drug Traffickers on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast

In Nicaragua, the "occasional narcos" have chance on their side, as any day, they may enjoy a stroke of luck and become rich. Residents of the Miskito Coast, a hub for the international drug trade,...

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