Latin Terrorist Orgs.
A group founded in 1969 in Peru by university professor Abimael Guzman.
The Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso)
These two organizations have been negotiating peace with the Colombian government since 2012
The Farc, The ELN
This is the leading drug that results in death in Latin America
Synthetic Opioids (Fentanyl)
Who are the leading countries in Fentanyl flow?
Mexico, China, India
Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group in Colombia that was the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (The FARC)
Because of Peruvian Military operations this group has been wildly diminished.
The Shining Path
These are not considered terrorist organizations by the United States and International Communities
Cartels and Crime Syndicates
How many countries are a part of the Organization of American States
33
Insurgent group in Colombia founded in 1964 who frequently is in trysts with the Colombian government.
Most attacks occur in this region of South America
The Andean Region
In the 70s and 80s this cartel controlled 80% of the worlds cocaine market
The Medellín Cartel
The biggest concern for terrorism in Latin America is Hezbollah and Iran's collaboration with this South American country
Venezuela
This Iran backed group who has been found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Hezbollah
This Peruvian group was officially armed by the government and gained legal status in the 1990s
Who has been a dominant force in the international drug trade, trafficking cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin into the U.S. and worldwide since the 80s
Sinaloa Cartel - Pablo Escobar
What year did the "Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act" enact?
2019