Israeli Organized Crime (Latin America)
activetransnationalOrigin: Israel — operations in Panama, Colombia (Cartagena, Medellín), Mexico (CDMX, Tulum) · aka Israeli mafia networks, Abergil-derivative networks
Notes
Loose networks of Israeli nationals operating in Latin American cocaine transit and money-laundering, historically linked to Abergil and Zaken families. Multiple high-profile arrests in Panama, Cartagena, Tulum. Frequently operate through Israeli-owned real estate, restaurants, and private-security firms in tourism corridors. Mexican Federal Police arrested Israeli operatives in CDMX in 2019 for assassination of a rival in Plaza Artz Pedregal.
Primary activities
money launderingcocaine wholesaleMDMA distributionreal estate laundering