"What we find here in Colombia is gold is a massive criminal economy. There is violence, there is blood and there is illegality," said InSight Crime Co-director Jeremy McDermott.
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According to crime monitoring organization InSight Crime, ELN has managed to establish itself in Venezuela to engage in criminal activities related to cattle, gasoline smuggling, and even extortion. It currently has a presence in at least 12 states in Venezuela and acts in cooperation with members of the Venezuelan Armed Forces.
InSight Crime has joined forces with the renowned National University of Rosario to launch the Colombian Observatory of Organized Crime - the most innovative investigative platform focusing on criminal dynamics in post-conflict Colombia
