FARC

Colombia’s Historic Drop in Deforestation Could Be Linked to Criminal Groups

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 12 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

Peace talks between the Second Marquetalia and the Colombian government in Caracas, Venezuela.

News Second Marquetalia

Why Colombia’s Second Marquetalia May Finally Be Ready for Peace

by Sergio Saffon 27 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Luciano Marín Arango, alias 'Iván Márquez'

Colombia Colombia

Luciano Marín Arango, alias ‘Iván Márquez’

by InSight Crime 27 Jun 202427 Jun 2024

Colombia peasants carry loads-of-harvested-coca-leaves-cocaine-erradication-

State Inertia and Organized Crime Limit Colombia’s Coca Substitution Program

by Alicia Florez and Sara Garcia 6 Jun 20246 Jun 2024

A series ID cards issued by ex-FARC dissidents. Una serie de carnets de identificación creados por disidentes de los FARC.

News Ex-FARC Mafia

Colombia’s Ex-FARC Mafia Issues IDs to Enforce Criminal Governance

by Juan Camilo Jaramillo 8 Apr 20248 Apr 2024

Venezuelan criminal Carlos Capa holding weapons. Criminal venezolano Carlos Capa con armas.

News Security Policy

Carlos Capa, Defiant Criminal Boss, Killed in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 8 Mar 202414 Mar 2024

Ecuadorian soldiers patrol a street in Quito. Militares ecuatorianos patrullan una calle en Quito.

Unmasking the Foreign Players on Ecuador’s Criminal Chessboard

by Anastasia Austin and Henry Shuldiner 7 Mar 20243 Apr 2024

Iván Mordisco is one of the most important leaders of the ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia.

Colombia Iván Mordisco

Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias ‘Iván Mordisco’

by InSight Crime 28 Feb 202415 Apr 2024

Members of the Caparros, a criminal group in Colombia

Colombia Los Caparrapos

Caparros

by InSight Crime 15 Jan 202415 Jan 2024

News Environmental Crime

GameChangers 2023: A Win Against Deforestation in the Amazon, For Now

by María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas 2 Jan 202425 Jun 2024

News Colombia Peace

GameChangers 2023: Unintended Consequences for Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’

by Sergio Saffon and Sara Garcia 29 Dec 202325 Jun 2024

Venezuela narcotráfico

News Elites and Crime

Venezuelan Officials Key in Convicted Drug Trafficker’s Network

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 21 Dec 202321 Dec 2023

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