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Part of InSight Crime is monitoring organized crime issues across Latin America, focusing on the states of Jalisco and the country of Colombia.

How could the exploitation of cross-border financial networks affect the National Liberation Army?

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Asset freezes and prosecutions could target the National Liberation Army's financial networks The coordinated efforts under the Shield of the Americas aim to increase pressure on the financial and logistical networks used by transnational criminal groups, including the National Liberation Army. As part of this initiative, participating governments intend to pursue measures such as asset freezes, immigration and visa restrictions, and criminal prosecution of those who provide material or logistical support to these organizations. This action is designed to restrict the groups' access to funds and limit their ability to operate across borders.

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The facts so far

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  • Fifteen governments under the Shield of the Americas have agreed to coordinate measures against 24 transnational criminal groups, including the National Liberation Army.eurasiareview.com
  • The Joint Statement outlines economic, security and multilateral pillars, beginning with asset freezes, immigration restrictions and prosecutions of support networks.eurasiareview.com
  • The goal is to increase pressure not only on members of these organizations but also on the financial and logistical networks that allow them to operate across borders.eurasiareview.com

Why it matters

The National Liberation Army, along with other groups like the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, is recognized as a major transnational threat. These organizations exploit national borders to move drugs, weapons, money, and people, fueling violence and community displacement across the hemisphere.

This coordinated international response, led by the Shield of the Americas, represents a structural shift in how governments address organized crime. By targeting the financial and logistical networks rather than just arrests, the initiative aims to dismantle the operational capacity of these groups across multiple jurisdictions.

What we don't know yet

  • How will the participating governments coordinate the implementation of asset freezes and prosecutions across different legal jurisdictions?
  • Will the Shield of the Americas successfully expand its coordination to include ports and commercial shipping routes?

What would change this answer

A major participating government implements asset freezes against the ELN's known financial assets.This would confirm the direct operational impact of the Shield's measures on the group's funding.
The ELN publicly denounces the Shield of the Americas or its member states.This could signal a hardening of the group's resistance to international pressure.

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