InSight Crime’s field research has shown
that drugs produced in Colombia continue to pass freely through Venezuela’s
border. Following the demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC), trafficking
routes are now under the control of several new criminal groups. In August, for
example, experts told InSight Crime that another Colombian rebel group, the
Popular Liberation Army (Ejército Popular de Liberación – EPL), has established
a presence in Venezuela for the first time this year. The Rastrojos, once one
of Colombia’s most powerful criminal groups, have also begun to emerge in
Venezuela after practically disappearing in their home country. More…
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