# Venezuelan law enforcement crime investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/venezuelan-law-enforcement-crime-investigations > Updated: 2026-09-13T00:58:49.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2. Venezuelan law enforcement agencies have reported several successful operations targeting violent crime, organized crime, and fraud. In Zulia and Yaracuy, the Cicpc resolved two homicide investigations. In Maracaibo, a suspect was arrested for killing a woman with a wooden bench following a debt dispute. In Yaracuy, two brothers were detained for the fatal beating of a man on the Yumare-Tucacas highway. Subsequent operations by the Bolivarian National Guard and the National Bolivarian Police targeted organized crime and financial fraud. In Maracaibo, an individual linked to the ‘El Caracas’ group was arrested for suspected drug trafficking and extortion, resulting in the seizure of cocaine and ammunition. In Falcón state, a 19-year-old was detained in connection with an Instagram-based fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded over 50 victims through false promises of international retail deliveries. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-13: Venezuelan authorities arrest suspects in drug trafficking and fraud cases Venezuelan authorities arrested a suspected organized crime member in Maracaibo with cocaine and ammunition, and detained a man in Coro linked to a Shein-related internet fraud scheme. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/venezuelan-authorities-arrest-suspects-in-drug-trafficking-and-fraud-cases ### 2026-09-11: Cicpc resolves two separate homicide cases in Venezuela Venezuelan authorities have arrested suspects in two separate homicides: one in Maracaibo involving a debt dispute and another in Yaracuy where two brothers allegedly killed a man after a disagreement. 12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/yaracuy-authorities-arrest-two-brothers-for-homicide --- Cite as: Venezuelan law enforcement crime investigations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/venezuelan-law-enforcement-crime-investigations