For weeks, the world has been watching closely to see whether the United States will escalate its militarized anti-drug campaign in the Caribbean into a full-scale intervention aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But Maduro has close ties to various armed criminal groups — so what would a US invasion mean for these groups?

This is the final chapter from our our latest investigation, which delves into how the powerful criminal group, the National Liberation Army, has solidified its power in Venezuela and examines the symbiotic relationship between the ELN and the Maduro regime.

The Future of the ELN | Written by Jeremy McDermott and read by Deborah Bonello.

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