Examining the Crime-Terror Convergence in Venezuela - Orion Policy Institute Editor’s Note: This policy brief is Part IV of an Orion Policy Institute (OPI) Transnational Crime Project (OPI-TCP) series and culminating report examining

This policy brief looks at how criminal networks in #Venezuela are evolving beyond traditional categories.

Madeline Garber examines the overlap between organized crime and #terrorism, and what this means for regional security and policy responses.
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Venezuela’s Hybrid Criminal Networks and U.S. Regional Strategy - Orion Policy Institute Editor’s Note: This policy brief is Part I of an Orion Policy Institute (OPI) Transnational Crime Project (OPI-TCP) series and culminating report examining

#Venezuela ’s criminal landscape is increasingly defined by hybrid networks that intersect with governance and regional security dynamics.

Jackie Ducharme examines these developments and their implications for U.S. strategy across #LatinAmerica.

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Tren de Aragua - Background and Transnational Challenge - Orion Policy Institute The rapid expansion of Tren de Aragua (TdA) from a Venezuelan prison gang into a destabilized, decentralized transnational criminal organization (TCO)

Our latest policy brief by Craig Thomas explores the evolution of #TrendeAragua, from its origins in #Venezuela ’s prison system to its expansion across the region.

#TransnationalCrime #OrganizedCrime #LatinAmerica #Security

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Tren de Aragua - Background and Transnational Challenge - Orion Policy Institute The rapid expansion of Tren de Aragua (TdA) from a Venezuelan prison gang into a destabilized, decentralized transnational criminal organization (TCO)

Part of a broader Transnational Crime Project (OPI-TCP) series, our latest policy brief by Craig Thomas looks at #TrendeAragua 's expansion beyond #Venezuela and its evolution into a decentralized transnational network.

#TransnationalCrime #LatinAmerica

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Understanding the Structure and Resilience of Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles - Orion Policy Institute Editor’s Note: This policy brief is Part II of an Orion Policy Institute (OPI) Transnational Crime Project (OPI-TCP) series and culminating report examining

This policy brief looks at the structure and resilience of #Venezuela ’s Cartel de los Soles.

Rafaella Lipschitz outlines key organizational features and situates the group within broader discussions of #transnationalcrime and regional security.

#LatinAmerica

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Guyana’s oil boom and expanding ports may attract cocaine traffickers shifting routes Guyana’s oil-driven economic boom and growing maritime trade may be increasing its exposure to transnational cocaine trafficking networks, as smugglers adjust routes in response to intensified US interdiction efforts in the Caribbean.

Guyana’s oil-driven economic boom and growing maritime trade may be increasing its exposure to transnational cocaine trafficking networks, as smugglers adjust routes in response to intensified US… Bne IntelliNews #GuyanaOilBoom #CocaineTrafficking #DrugTrafficking #MaritimeTrade #TransnationalCrime

Bali Kidnapping Case Raises Alarms Over Transnational Crime on Tourist Island Dismembered remains found on Ketewel beach may belong to Igor Komarov, 28, kidnapped in Bali's Jimbaran area on 15 February. DNA testing is underway.

Bali Kidnapping Case Raises Alarms Over Transnational Crime on Tourist Island

#Bali #Indonesia #TransnationalCrime #TravelSafety #AusNews #Ukraine

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Understanding the Structure and Resilience of Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles - Orion Policy Institute Editor’s Note: This policy brief is Part II of an Orion Policy Institute (OPI) Transnational Crime Project (OPI-TCP) series and culminating report examining

In our latest policy brief, Rafaella Lipschitz examines how the Cartel de Los Soles has adapted and persisted across changing political, economic, and security conditions in #Venezuela.

#TransnationalCrime #LatinAmerica #CarteldeLosSoles

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'Defeat the American Aggressor': New Las Vegas Biolab Arrest Warrant Cites Fentanyl Test Kits and the Ideology Behind a Transnational Chinese Operation LAS VEGAS/VANCOUVER — The Chinese transnational criminal at the center of what began as a counter-terrorism raid on a Las Vegas residential garage told a co-conspirator that his fraudulent theft of U....

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Arrests Trigger Scam Worker Exodus
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@sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been talking and writing about this for a long time. Credit where credit is due.

#crime #transnationalcrime #crimesyndicate #transnationalcrimesyndicate

Officials sign security cooperation agreement, cite transnational criminal threat Unidentified officials at a signing ceremony said they signed a security cooperation agreement to confront transnational organized crime, enable joint training and information-sharing, and expand economic ties; the transcript does not identify the specific U.S. signatory agency.

A bold new security agreement aims to combat transnational crime and enhance regional safety while boosting economic ties in Paraguay.

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#US #EconomicCooperation #RegionalSecurity #CitizenPortal #TransnationalCrime #ParaguaySecurity

Lev Tahor’s Latin American Footprint: Mobility, State Fragility, and Geopolitical Risk Lev Tahor, a group that presents itself as persecuted for its ultra-orthodox Jewish beliefs and traditions, claims to move from country to country in search of refuge. But look closer, and the reality...

Lev Tahor didn’t just arrive in Latin America; it mapped, exploited, and moved through its institutional cracks with unsettling precision to carry out their criminal practices. Read more here:

#Geopolitics #LatinAmerica #LevTahor #TransnationalCrime

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A diplomatic investigation uncovers a complex financial network associated with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Brazil, generating substantial profits from drug trafficking and money laundering, while disguising organized crime via legitimate enterprises.

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US Embassy Thanks CBI For Dismantling Illegal Call Center Targeting Americans - IndiaWest News US Embassy Thanks CBI For Dismantling Illegal Call Center Targeting Americans.

US Embassy Thanks CBI For Dismantling Illegal Call Center Targeting Americans

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#USEmbassy #CBI #IllegalCallCentre #CyberCrime #USCitizens #CallCentreBust #TransnationalCrime #LucknowUpdates #NewDelhiUpdates #IndoAmerica

Man Connected With Firing At Kapil Sharma’s Canada Cafe Arrested In Delhi - IndiaWest News Man Connected With Firing At Kapil Sharma’s Canada Cafe Arrested In Delhi.

Man Connected With Firing At Kapil Sharma’s Canada Cafe Arrested In Delhi

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#DelhiUpdates #KapilSharma #KapsCafe #BandhuManSinghSekhon #CafeShooting #GunArrest #TransnationalCrime #GoldyDhillonGang #ArmsTrafficking

Archaeologist Arrested in Greece as Europol Expands Probe Into Bozhkov-Linked Antiquities Network Archaeologist Arrested in Greece as Europol Expands Probe Into Bozhkov-Linked Antiquities Network

Archaeologist Arrested in Greece as Europol Expands Probe Into Bozhkov-Linked Antiquities Network

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#TOC #antiquitis #trafficking #transnationalcrime

Experts tell Congress scams, drugs and trafficking in Myanmar fund junta; lawmakers probe sanctions, asset recovery and Thailand cooperation At a House Foreign Affairs hearing, witnesses described scam centers in Myanmar as large money-laundering operations tied to the junta and transnational criminal groups, urged tougher sanctions and coordination with Thailand on victim rescue and information gathering, and proposed using frozen Burmese funds for humanitarian needs.

Scam centers in Myanmar are not just a local issue; they funnel billions into the military junta while posing a direct threat to Americans through fraud and fentanyl links.

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#US #CitizenPortal #FinancialSanctions #MyanmarScams #HumanitarianAssistance #TransnationalCrime

House Foreign Affairs subcommittees hear warnings that Burma’s planned vote is a sham as scam centers, aid cuts deepen crisis A joint House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Burma heard witnesses and Rohingya advocates warn that the junta’s December 2025 elections are engineered for legitimacy, that scam centers and transnational crime are financing the regime, and that cuts to humanitarian aid have worsened conditions for refugees in Cox’s Bazar.

Burma's upcoming elections are being branded a "sham" as experts reveal alarming links between the junta's rule, rampant scams, and a deepening humanitarian crisis for the Rohingya.

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#US #BurmaHumanRights #CitizenPortal #TransnationalCrime #HumanitarianCrisis

US Praises Cooperation With Indian Security After Arrest Of Bishnoi - IndiaWest News US Praises Cooperation With Indian Security After Arrest Of Bishnoi.

US Praises Cooperation With Indian Security After Arrest Of Bishnoi

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#AnmolBishnoi #TransnationalCrime #IndiaUSCooperation #SecurityPartnership #TerrorNetworks #CrimeAccountability #SharedCommitment #JusticeAcrossBorders

Thai PM Urged Unified Regional Efforts In Combating Transnational Crime BANGKOK, Nov 5 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, called for unified regional efforts, to combat increasingly complex transnational crime, reaffirming Thailand’s active role in the fight against scam operations. In his opening remarks at the 43rd ASEAN Chiefs of National Police Conference in Bangkok, Anutin highlighted that, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, […]

Thai PM Urged Unified Regional Efforts In Combating Transnational Crime #ThaiPM #TransnationalCrime #ASEAN #DrugTrafficking #HumanTrafficking

US Deports Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member, Arrested At Delhi Airport - IndiaWest News US Deports Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member, Arrested At Delhi Airport.

US Deports Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member, Arrested At Delhi Airport

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#LawrenceBishnoi #GangsterDeportation #USToIndiaExtradition #LakhvinderKumarArrest #DelhiAirportArrest #HaryanaCrimeCases #OrganisedCrimeIndia #TransnationalCrime

Who Is Chen Zhi? The ‘Untouchable’ Cambodian Tycoon Now Facing Global Sanctions Chen Zhi, Cambodian tycoon and Prince Group chairman, faces US and UK sanctions over cyber scams, forced labour and global fraud networks linked to human trafficking.

Who Is Chen Zhi? The ‘Untouchable’ Cambodian Tycoon Now Facing Global Sanctions
#ChenZhi #PrinceGroup #CambodiaScams #CyberFraud #HumanTrafficking #GlobalSanctions #PigButcheringScam #MoneyLaundering #TransnationalCrime #BreakingNews
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Cambodia Scam Crackdown: 4 South Koreans Return, 63 More Expected by Weekend South Korea is repatriating dozens of its citizens caught up in Cambodian online scam operations, an intensified effort driven by public anger following the

Cambodia Scam Crackdown: 4 South Koreans Return, 63 More Expected by Weekend

#Cambodia #repatriation #scammers #SouthKorea #TransnationalCrime

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I've recently launched season two of my podcast, Who Killed Haing Ngor. The first three episodes are out.

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After Tensions, India Now Has An Ambassador In Ottawa - IndiaWest News After Tensions, India Now Has An Ambassador In Ottawa.

After Tensions, India Now Has An Ambassador In Ottawa

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#DineshKPatnaik #HighCommissionerCanada #IndiaCanadaRelations #DiplomaticReset #IndiaCanadaTies #OttawaDiplomacy #MutualRespect #TerritorialSovereignty #KhalistaniExtremism #TransnationalCrime

Transnational Repression: The Cooperation between State Intelligence Agencies and Criminal Structures

"Transnational Repression" by Stephan Blancke explores how authoritarian states use criminal networks and exile communities for repression abroad, posing new security challenges.

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#Security #TransnationalCrime #ForeignPolicy #Research