Venezuela
Venezuela has become a strategic hub for organized crime. Former President Nicolás Maduro’s government forged pacts with specific Venezuelan and Colombian criminal groups, granting them impunity for their illegal activities — including gold mining and drug trafficking — and using them to repress rivals. Military and government officials are also involved in networks trafficking cocaine from Colombia to global markets. Read full profile
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Visit the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory to learn about the main criminal dynamics and armed groups active in the country and read InSight Crime’s latest investigative coverage of Venezuela.
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