Venezuela
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Organized Crime in 2020 – Highlights of InSight Crime’s Annual Conference
A number of Latin America’s leading academics, investigative journalists and security experts gathered virtually December 3 to discuss the most pressing...
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From Street Gangs to Presidents: InSight Crime’s Decade of Covering the Underworld
At InSight Crime’s 10th anniversary conference, presenter Robert Muggah described the primary reaction he has received when collaborating with the organization...
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Pirates of the Lake – Gangs Prey on Venezuelan Fishermen
Fisherman are denouncing increased piracy around Lake Valencia in northern Venezuela, which is weakening one of the last productive industries in the...
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Enemies to Allies – How Venezuela Decides Which Criminal Groups Thrive
The Venezuelan government and security forces have spent the last few months building up a criminal known as Santanita and his gang as one of their major targets,...
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Dutch Ship Makes Waves with Record Cocaine Seizures in Caribbean
A patrol ship in the Dutch Caribbean has caught a ton of cocaine in a rapid series of seizures, displaying how regularly drug shipments traverse the area on their...
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Why Oil Theft Spread Across Latin America During Pandemic
From mostly being a lower-level criminal annoyance, oil theft has spread across Latin America during the coronavirus pandemic as a way for gangs to supply thriving...
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Brand-Name Coronavirus Drug Appears in Venezuela’s Black Market
A black market for an antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus has emerged in Venezuela, revealing that even expensive, lifesaving medicines are fueling the...
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Deaths Inside Venezuelan Prisons Doubled During Pandemic
Inmate deaths have doubled in Venezuela's jails during the coronavirus pandemic, a crisis that underscores how the country's anarchic prisons foment violence and...
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Venezuela’s Baseball Academies Batting Away Extortion Threats
With dozens of Venezuelan athletes now playing on Major League Baseball teams in the United States, a powerful gang has begun to extort local academies and scouts...
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Corruption Charges at Venezuela’s US Oil Subsidiary Fuel Tensions
Both Venezuela and the United States are advancing legal cases against former officials from Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil company PdVSA, signaling...
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Brazil Humanitarian Law Feeds Active Black Market in Venezuela
Food trucked into Venezuela from Brazil under a law allowing it to be transported for humanitarian needs is being diverted to Venezuela's black...
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Venezuela Indigenous Communities at Risk From ELN Mining Incursions
Recent incursions by the ELN to set up illegal mining facilities along the Caura River in central Venezuela are being seen as a threat by local Indigenous...