October 27, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes…
Category: VENEZUELA
Venezuela Security Policy: Combating Gang and Police-Driven Extortion
By: Insight Crime October 24, 2023 Extortion pervades nearly all levels of Venezuelan society, sowing greater fear as it becomes more violent. The repercussions of not paying extortion are severe:…
Dutch Caribbean Remains a High-Risk Route for Venezuelan Migrants
By: Insight Crime October 6, 2023 The recent interceptions of boats carrying migrants towards the Dutch Caribbean again reveal lucrative human smuggling and trafficking routes as more than 7 million…
Has Venezuela Prison Raid Smashed Tren de Aragua?
October 3, 2023 The Venezuelan government claimed to have “utterly dismantled” the powerful Tren de Aragua gang after seizing one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Yet the operation smacks…
Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Guyana-Venezuela Border Issue
September 26, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with grave concern the contents of a Communique emanating from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regarding the announcement made by our sister…
Venezuela’s Armed Non-State Actors Bolster Maduro in Election Lead-Up
By: Insight Crime September 5, 2023 As the 2024 presidential race gets underway in Venezuela, political violence by pro-government armed groups has intensified, in the latest iteration of a strategy…
Venezuela’s Reliance on Contraband Food Risks Industry Collapse
By: Insight Crime August 29, 2023 Venezuela’s agriculture and drinks industries may be on the brink of collapse, business leaders warn, as domestic producers face insurmountable competition from a flood…
Disgrace on Venezuelan migrants in COVID-hold in Trinidad!
By: Staff Writer August 11, 2023 A lawyer for one of the formerly detained Venezuelan migrants at the Chaguaramas Heliport says it is a “disgrace” that the Trinidadian government has…
The Shattered Mafia Behind Criminal Chaos in Zulia, Venezuela
By: Insight Crime August 8, 2023 Over Carnival weekend, as families crowded into Maracaibo’s small, air-conditioned shops, gunmen got off their motorbikes, entered a butcher’s shop, and without uttering a…
Criminal Groups Ally With State Forces for Cattle Theft in Venezuela
By: Insight Crime August 1, 2023 An increase in cattle rustling across Venezuela has been driven by the joint involvement of public officials and criminal groups, with ranchers sounding the…
Rise of the Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela
July 14, 2023 Is Venezuela now a hybrid state, where the line between governance and criminality has blurred, or even disappeared altogether? The start of this evolution can be traced…