Bolivar Group

Bolivar Group is a major cartel originating in Venezuela. It was formed in 1996 and currently has a monopoly over Venezuela, northern Brazil and most of Guyana. It is considered to be possibly the 3rd most powerful cartel behind New Medellin Cartel and Sao Paulo Cartel, although its influence is growing fast. It is known to be closely tied to the Venezuelan government, although many Western analysts strongly suspect that it is a puppet of the Venezuelan government itself in order to gain more power over its neighbours and protect itself from other cartels, although this is strongly denied by the Venezuelan government.