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New IBI project on remilitarizaion in Central America

Supporting government and private entities in understanding, anticipating and responding to strategic threats from transnational criminal and terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere.

IBI Consultants has decades of experience conducting investigations, training, and research in Central and South America. Using a cutting-edge research paradigm that merges granular field research with advanced open source data mining and link analysis technology, IBI can successfully identify and map transnational criminal networks and potential terrorist threats.

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U.S. Government & Corporate Clients

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Recent Media & Publications

Cartel de “Se Busca” de Guerrero, publicado por el Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. en abril de 2024

Tren de Aragua: El caso de Chile y repercusiones regionales: expansión, estructura y metodologías

February 10, 2025 - Study published by Fundación Taeda

Este estudio de Pablo Zeballos y Douglas Farah ayuda a abordar la falta de información fiable y trabajo de campo sobre Tren de Aragua y a clarificar sus amenazas. Topics include gangs, organized crime, prisons, Tren de Aragua, and Venezuela.

U.S. Department of Justice wanted poster for Guerrero, posted April 2024

Tren de Aragua: The Case of Chile and Regional Implications: Expansion, Structure and Methodologies

February 10, 2025 - Study published by Fundación Taeda

This study by Pablo Zeballos and Douglas Farah helps address the lack of reliable information and fieldwork on Tren de Aragua and clarifies its threats. Topics include gangs, organized crime, prisons, Tren de Aragua, and Venezuela.

Alianza Autoritaria Trilateral y la República Popular China

Alianza Autoritaria Trilateral y la República Popular China

January 9, 2025 - Report published by FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy

En este informe, Douglas Farah analiza cómo una Alianza Trilateral de Rusia, Irán y sus aliados bolivarianos converge con China para perjudicar a los Estados Unidos y sus aliados en un entorno de creciente competencia por el poder en América Latina. Topics include aliados bolivarianos, América Latina, China, Iran, and Rusia.

Recent Accomplishments

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Provided research that helped support the designation of corrupt actors

Support of USG inter-agency partners in mapping corruption structures tied to transnational organized crime in the Northern Triangle as part of the Biden Administration’s Central America anti-corruption policy.

Protest banner labeling Maduro and others as "assassins"

Uncovered illicit gold flows from the Maduro regime to the Arabian Peninsula

IBI field research uncovered illicit gold flows from the Maduro regime and other criminal actors from northern South America to the Arabian Peninsula, leading to USG enforcement action shutting down a fictitious gold export business moving tons of gold per year.

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Identified a money laundering hub in Nicaragua leading to sanctions and closures

IBI identified Banco Corporativo and associated entities in Nicaragua as a primary money laundering hub for the Ortega and the Maduro regimes and mapped its transnational operations. The investigation was crucial to the Treasury Department and the State Department initiating investigations that led to formally sanctioning the bank and the bank closing.

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