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Corruption in Venezuela's security forces

Corrupt elements within Venezuela's security forces and political elite have become embedded in trafficking networks

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Jan 9, 2026

How did Venezuelan cocaine output change between 2019 and 2025 and what drove the shifts?

Between 2019 and 2025, available international monitoring and reporting show that Venezuela shifted from being predominantly a transit corridor to hosting growing domestic processing activity and nasc...

Jan 8, 2026

How have illicit mining networks in southern Venezuela trafficked coltan and rare earth materials to international markets?

Illicit networks in southern Venezuela have turned coltan and other rare earth-bearing ores into a transnational commodity by combining armed-group control of extraction sites, riverine smuggling corr...