Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
Jul 12, 2024 · The Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful local "megabanda," or large criminal gangs with more than 100 members. This group is largely based out of the Tocorón prison in Aragua state.
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May 27, 2024 · The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is often considered Mexico's most feared cartel, whose operations stretch across the country.
How El Salvador’s Crackdown Succeeded Where Others Failed
Dec 6, 2023 · Before the administration of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, no government had succeeded in breaking up the country’s vaunted and dangerous street gangs. Dating back to the early 2000s, security forces arrested their members in droves. Politicians sent waves of police officers and soldiers to the streets to dislodge the gangs from poor urban communities where the government had lost ...
Mexico's Jalisco Cartel - New Generation: From Extinction to World ...
Apr 24, 2023 · In less than a decade, the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG) has transformed into one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. From a small group of deserters from the now-extinct Milenio Cartel, they evolved into a vast criminal network whose links extend through all of the Americas, as well as Europe and Asia.
Navigating Extreme Violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico - InSight …
Jan 9, 2024 · In Ciudad Juárez, many young people struggle to escape the grips of forced recruitment and organized crime-related violence. Some succeed.
Recognizing the importance of this two-pronged approach, world leaders have integrated “subjective safety” into their development agendas. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 includes “feel[ing] safe walking alone at night” as an indicator (16.1.4). Gallup annually tracks this indicator worldwide, and we highlight its findings in our 2024 Global Safety Report.
Historic Guilty Plea by Bank Shows US Money Laundering Focus
Oct 22, 2024 · For the first time, a US bank has admitted to helping criminal networks in Colombia launder hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money.
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
Mar 15, 2024 · The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords. Members work together to protect themselves. During its existence, the Sinaloa Cartel has forged connections at the highest levels of Mexico’s federal police and military, and has bribed members of both ...
Is Trinidad and Tobago Headed for Its Deadliest Year Yet - InSight …
Sep 12, 2024 · Gang violence in Trinidad and Tobago has increased, and without significant policy change, predictive models suggest the trend will worsen.
What We Know About Tren de Aragua’s US Presence - InSight Crime
Oct 4, 2024 · The gang’s reputation appears to have grown more quickly than its actual presence in the US. Here’s what we know.