Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang and Colombia's Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) have been identified as actors involved in transnational drug-smuggling and narco-terror activities.
November 15, 2025
high
temporal
Named non-state groups tied to drug-smuggling and narco-terror networks in Latin America.
The Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) is a Colombian insurgent organization whose name translates into English as the National Liberation Army.
October 19, 2025
high
definition
Name translation and identity of the ELN as an insurgent group.
The Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) is designated as a terrorist organization.
October 19, 2025
high
legal-status
Organizational designation status reported for the ELN.
The Spanish name Ejército de Liberación Nacional translates to the National Liberation Army in English.
October 17, 2025
high
definitional
Direct translation of the name of the Colombian armed group often referred to by its Spanish acronym.
Tren de Aragua (a Venezuela-linked gang) and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (a Colombia-based armed group) have been identified in media reporting as being tied to maritime narcotics trafficking routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
September 01, 2025
medium
temporal
Media reporting has linked these named organizations to maritime narcotics trafficking along Caribbean and eastern Pacific routes.
Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) is a Colombian guerrilla group that the United States has considered a terrorist organization since the 1990s.
high
temporal
U.S. designation of ELN as a terrorist organization over a multi-decade period.