Alberto Carias’ résumé does not read like that of most top municipal security officials: Teenage militant in an urban guerrilla group, Bandera Roja. Arrested in 1978 for planting an explosive in a church, and in 1979 for allegedly killing a policeman. Assistant to leftist Salvadoran guerrillas in the 1980s. Joined the Tupamaros, a vigilante/criminal Caracas gang. Took part in then-army Lt. Col. Hugo Chávez’s failed coup attempt in 1992. And now, after a stint as what he calls ”guerrillas in the darkness” supporting Chávez’s democratically elected government, deputy secretary of urban security for the newly elected mayor of Caracas and former pro-Chávez legislator, Juan Barreto. Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.