Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory

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Last Update: Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
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Major Events

APR 9, 2024
Ex-Vice President Tareck El Aissami Arrested For Corruption
  Where: Libertador, Capital District. Who: Tareck El Aissami
APR 2, 2024
Criminals Steal Gold and Rifles from Security Forces
  Where: Piar, Bolívar. Who: No actors identified
MAR 30, 2024
Clashes and Killings Show Post-Tocorón Criminal Anarchy
  Where: Girardot, Aragua. Who: Tren de Aragua
MAR 18, 2024
Illegal Occupants Cause Deforestation in Yacambú National Park
  Where: Andrés Eloy Blanco, Lara. Who: No actors identified
MAR 12, 2024
Political Leader’s Arrest Continues Pattern of State Persecution
  Where: Maturín, Monagas. Who: No actors identified
MAR 7, 2024
Police Kill Carlos Capa, One of Venezuela’s Most Wanted
  Where: Lander, Miranda. Who: Carlos Capa Gang
FEB 27, 2024
French-Venezuelan Cooperation Leads to New cocaine Seizure in the Caribbean
  Where: Nueva Esparta. Who: No actors identified
FEB 20, 2024
Extortionists Targeting Schools Prompt Security Force Response
  Where: La Cañada de Urdaneta, Zulia. Who: No actors identified
FEB 9, 2024
Laboratory Seizures Show Growing Cocaine Production Capacity
  Where: Jesús María Semprún, Zulia. Who: No actors identified
FEB 8, 2024
Police Arrest Tren de Aragua Member Who Fled Peru
  Where: Bolívar, Táchira. Who: Tren de Aragua
JAN 27, 2024
Authorities Arrest Three Opposition Campaign Leaders
  Where: Vargas. Who: No actors identified
JAN 17, 2024
Police Arrest Education Union Leader in Wave of Repressions
  Where: Barinas, Barinas. Who: No actors identified