Iranian Proxy Networks in Latin America Post-Maduro: IRGC

This intelligence report assesses how the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in early 2026 disrupted IRGC and Hezbollah networks in Venezuela and forced a shift of operations into Colombia and Ecuador, where actors engage in espionage, propaganda, drug trafficking, money laundering (including crypto and hawala), and alliances with local cartels and guerrillas; it documents arrests, front companies, and expanded influence operations using cultural centers and extensive social media/disinformation infrastructures, and recommends continued cyber and law enforcement collaboration using OSINT, SIGINT, SOCMINT, and blockchain forensics to map and disrupt these networks.