25/05/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia -Possible Scenarios for the FARC's Fragmentation
There are three possible scenarios for the fragmentation and/or criminalization of the FARC. The first could occur during peace talks, the second once an agreement is reached, and the last once the group has demobilized and elements of the rebels stay in, or return to, the field, continuing with the same illicit activities in which the FARC currently engage.
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08/03/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Venezuela Prison Abandoned after Massacre Leaves 61 Dead
Sixty one prisoners have been killed and up to 120 wounded during a riot at Uribana jail in the western Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto, cementing Venezuela's reputation of having the most dangerous prison system in the world.
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26/12/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Money Runs Out for Belize Gang Truce
The Belize government, struggling to meet national debt payments, has ended its controversial gang truce program, a measure almost certain to result in increased violence and homicides in 2013.
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06/06/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Rastrojos Founder Captured in Venezuela
Venezuelan authorities have caught the founding leader of the Rastrojos, once Colombia's most powerful transnational criminal organization, which is now likely to fragment and provoke a shift in mafia across the country.
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09/05/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Comba' Cuts a Deal and the Rastrojos Lose Ground
After months of negotiations with the DEA, Javier Calle Serna, alias 'Comba,' has surrendered to US authorities, possibly creating a seismic shift in the Colombian underworld.
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08/04/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombian Conflict Enters a New Phase
As ideological differences become irrelevant, Colombia's illegal armies and drug traffickers are now working together, united against the government. Nowhere is this clearer than in the province of Norte De Santander, on the border with Venezuela.
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01/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia's criminal networks consolidate around two forces
Two major criminal networks have been extending their reach throughout Colombia. In Mexico. pressure from security forces has had the opposite effect, causing the criminal underworld to fragment.
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05/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - FARC Massacre 7 who Impersonated Rebels in Extortion Racket
Colombian rebels are believed to be behind the massacre of seven people who pretended to be the FARC in order to extort money, as the guerrillas step up their extortion demands across the country.
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05/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia - FARC Massacre 7 who Impersonated Rebels in Extortion Racket
Colombian rebels are believed to be behind the massacre of seven people who pretended to be the FARC in order to extort money, as the guerrillas step up their extortion demands across the country.
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28/06/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia ELN Rebels Climb Back Into the Fray
Colombia’s ELN rebel group, often forgotten and underestimated, is increasing its strength thanks to a belated involvement in the drug trade, and alliances with both its guerrilla cousins the FARC, and a new generation of narco-paramilitary groups.
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28/06/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Colombia ELN Rebels Climb Back Into the Fray
Colombia’s ELN rebel group, often forgotten and underestimated, is increasing its strength thanks to a belated involvement in the drug trade, and alliances with both its guerrilla cousins the FARC, and a new generation of narco-paramilitary groups.
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23/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Corruption in Dominican Security Forces Aids Drug Trafficking
More than 5,000 members of the Dominican security forces have been fired over the last three years amid accusations of widespread corruption, as Hispaniola remains an important transshipment point for cocaine heading to the U.S. and Europe.
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23/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Corruption in Dominican Security Forces Aids Drug Trafficking
More than 5,000 members of the Dominican security forces have been fired over the last three years amid accusations of widespread corruption, as Hispaniola remains an important transshipment point for cocaine heading to the U.S. and Europe.
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08/01/2008 | En Parrilla
Colombia rejects foreign missions
The Colombian government said it will not accept any more international commissions like that set up last month by President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
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