In 2019, the Mexican National Guard launched a series of raids in the state of Guanajuato dubbed . The target was the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL), a brutal organization fighting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for control of fuel theft and methamphetamine routes.
In 2023, the Venezuelan government announced its own (using the Spanish spelling, though "Operacion Dragon" is widely reported in English media). This operation targeted the Tren de Aragua —a transnational gang that has expanded from Venezuelan prisons into Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Operacion Dragon
Located in the bustling center of Caracas, this was not a standard bank branch. It was a massive storage facility used by hundreds of merchants, businesses, and importers to store their liquid assets. In a country facing economic instability and inflation, many business owners preferred to keep their cash in these secure vaults rather than in personal bank accounts or on their premises. In 2019, the Mexican National Guard launched a