The Construction of the Tren de Aragua's Transnational Empire
WEBJul 15, 2024 · In each of these countries, Tren de Aragua’s expansion has followed a followed a three-step process. First comes the exploration of new territories. Then there is the penetration of the local underworld. And finally comes the consolidation of the cell’s local presence. The exploration phase begins when …
InSight Crime - Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime
WEB3 days ago · InSight Crime is a media organization and think tank dedicated to the study of organized crime in the Americas.
39 replies on “Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)” - InSight Crime
WEBMay 27, 2024 · The CJNG is headed by alias "El Mencho," a feared but mysterious leader. The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the Milenio Cartel following a series of killings, arrests, and internal fractures. It is known for its aggressive use of violence and its ...
Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio. This transnational expansion came …
Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America - InSight …
WEBJul 6, 2022 · Seizures across Latin America have revealed how “tusi,” a pink synthetic drug powder, is increasing its share of the region’s drug markets.
The Armed Groups Propping Up Venezuela’s Government
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The Armed Groups Propping Up Venezuela’s Government. Reports from Venezuela are shocking the world with images of “colectivos,” police and military using excessive force — even opening fire — on unarmed civilians attempting to bring humanitarian aid into the country through its borders with Colombia and Brazil.
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
WEBMar 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 ...
The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico
WEBJun 13, 2019 · The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico. On the first day of training to become a hitman for the Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Francisco learned that the only way to escape from the camp was to leave “in a body bag.”. In three months he’d learn much more: how to handle short and long weapons, ambush enemies ...
Why Are Trinidad and Tobago’s Gangs Becoming More Violent?
WEBMay 31, 2022 · Three factors help to explain the complex criminal landscape and rise in violence in Trinidad and Tobago. First, it appears that gangs are splintering and, in the process, becoming more vicious. In March 2022, Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds told Parliament that the 2021 killing of a gang leader had generated “deep ramifications in the ...
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer* - InSight Crime
WEBMay 8, 2023 · Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer*. The process of making synthetic drugs involves various steps, but it must include a key ingredient called a precursor. For methamphetamine, these precursors are 1-phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) and methylamine; for fentanyl, these are 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) and norfentanyl.
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