maduro
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The arrest of Nicolás Maduro marks a new chapter for organized crime in Venezuela. The country’s slew of criminal groups will have to adjust their operations and alliances amid a political shakeup that is certain to have impacts across the underworld… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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As the United States continues its military pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, I’ve been struck by the relative lack of discussion about one of the regime’s most important criminal allies: the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN). Read this article in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The world has been watching for weeks to see if the United States will escalate its militarized anti-drug mission in the Caribbean into a direct intervention aimed at toppling the regime of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, prompting intense debate about the wisdom and potential impacts of such an action… Read this piece in its entirety…
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Venezuelan authorities charged four National Guard members with plotting to traffic a load of cocaine to Mexico, but the low ranks of the officers point to the government’s reluctance to tackle corruption higher up the chain of command… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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It’s been a year to the day since Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro took office. The anti-government protests that began in early February and left dozens dead and hundreds injured over the past few weeks appear to be on the wane. The split between the moderate and hardcore opposition has deepened. Negotiations between the moderate faction, led by…
Mike LaSusa 