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Wed, May 12, 2021

This investigation, the product of three years of field research, looks at the exponential growth of organized crime in Venezuela and the consequences of this for the region.

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7 Reasons for Describing Venezuela as a 'Mafia State'

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Drug Trafficking Within the Venezuelan Regime: The 'Cartel of the Suns'

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The Devolution of State Power: The ‘Colectivos’

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The Devolution of State Power: 'The Pranes'

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Colombia and Venezuela: Criminal Siamese Twins   

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Honduras and Venezuela: Coup and Cocaine Air Bridge  

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Dominican Republic and Venezuela: Cocaine Across the Caribbean

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Venezuela and El Salvador: Exporting Aid and Corruption

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