<p>For years, the Venezuelan government has had a symbiotic relationship with certain criminal groups in the country, working together to maintain power and profit from illicit activities. But as the United States has taken increasingly aggressive anti-crime action in Latin America under President Donald Trump, the Venezuelan government has found itself between a rock and a hard place. </p><p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-says-it-is-fighting-organized-crime-is-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It?</a> | Written by the Venezuela Investigative Unit and read by Liza Schmidt.</p><p>Visit <a href="https://insightcrime.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">insightcrime.org</a> for more information.</p>