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SEBIN - CYBERSPACE DOSSIER
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Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional
Bolivarian National Intelligence Service
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Generated: 2026-01-02
Status: ACTIVE COLLECTION
Classification: OSINT
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AGENCY OVERVIEW
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Official Name: Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN)
Previous Name: DISIP (Direccion de Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevencion)
Replaced: DISIP on June 1, 2010 by Hugo Chavez
Reports To: Vice President of Venezuela (currently Delcy Rodriguez)
Mission: Internal security, political intelligence

HEADQUARTERS:
- Main: Plaza Venezuela complex (inaugurated 2013)
  - 5 underground floors
  - Modern facility built 2008-2013

DETENTION FACILITIES:
- "El Helicoide" - notorious prison in Caracas
- "La Tumba" - underground cells 10m below Plaza Venezuela
  - Known for sensory deprivation torture

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DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE
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PRIMARY DOMAINS:
- sebin.gob.ve - DOES NOT EXIST
- NO official website

FINDINGS:
- SEBIN operates in complete digital secrecy
- No official web presence whatsoever
- Only social media presence (and that is outdated)

Quote from analysis:
"Un hecho significativo que revela la opacidad y el secretismo en la
 actuacion del SEBIN lo constituye el hecho de no poseer una pagina
 web de referencia."

(The lack of a website reveals the opacity and secrecy of SEBIN's operations)

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SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
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TWITTER/X:
- Old account exists (active 2016, now dormant)
- Handle: Unknown/unverified
- Status: Very outdated

INSTAGRAM:
- No confirmed official account

TELEGRAM:
- No confirmed official channel

FACEBOOK:
- No confirmed official presence

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LEADERSHIP (CURRENT)
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DIRECTOR:
Name: Alexis Rodriguez Cabello
Rank: Mayor General (MG)
Appointed: October 14, 2024
Note: RELATED TO DIOSDADO CABELLO (regime power broker)

Background:
- Diosdado Cabello is VP of PSUV, National Assembly President
- Considered second most powerful person in Venezuela
- Alexis Rodriguez Cabello appointment consolidates Cabello faction control

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LEADERSHIP (FORMER)
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FORMER DIRECTOR (MOST NOTABLE):
Name: Gustavo Enrique Gonzalez Lopez
AKA: "El Sabueso" (The Bloodhound)

TENURE:
- First term: February 2014 - October 2018
- Second term: April 2019 - October 2024

CURRENT ROLE: Security and Intelligence Adviser to President Maduro

INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS:
  - USA: 2015 (Obama executive order, "threat to national security")
  - Canada: September 2017 (40 Venezuelan officials)
  - EU: January 18, 2018
  - France: Asset freeze (still active)
  - UK: Director Disqualification Sanction (April 9, 2025)

UN FINDINGS (September 2022):
"The Mission found reasonable grounds to believe that Gustavo Gonzalez
 Lopez had knowledge, participated and contributed in the commission
 of serious violations and crimes against political opponents including
 arbitrary detentions and torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading
 treatment, including acts of sexual violence at SEBIN facilities."

OpenSanctions ID: Q19787200

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INFRASTRUCTURE NOTES
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PHYSICAL LOCATIONS:
1. Plaza Venezuela HQ
   - Coordinates: ~10.4939°N, 66.8897°W
   - Modern building, 5 underground floors

2. El Helicoide
   - Originally a shopping mall (never completed)
   - Converted to SEBIN detention facility
   - Coordinates: ~10.4903°N, 66.8758°W

3. La Tumba
   - Underground facility at Plaza Venezuela
   - 10 meters below ground
   - Known for psychological torture

EMAIL PATTERNS (suspected):
- Personal Gmail accounts (staff)
- No institutional email server known

TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
- Likely uses encrypted comms
- May use Cuban-provided systems (ETECSA connections)

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OSINT PRIORITIES
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1. LEADERSHIP TRACKING
   - Monitor Alexis Rodriguez Cabello appearances
   - Track Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez (still active as adviser)

2. FACILITY MONITORING
   - Satellite imagery of El Helicoide
   - Vehicle tracking at Plaza Venezuela HQ

3. CROSS-REFERENCE
   - Check OFAC cedula database for SEBIN officers
   - Search OpenSanctions for related entities

4. SOCIAL MEDIA
   - Monitor VTV for SEBIN coverage
   - Track mentions by Diosdado Cabello

5. CONNECTIONS
   - Map Cabello family network
   - Track Rodriguez Cabello's prior positions

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HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
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DOCUMENTED ABUSES:
- Arbitrary detention of political prisoners
- Torture (physical and psychological)
- Sexual violence against detainees
- Deaths in custody
- Forced disappearances

DETENTION CONDITIONS:
- La Tumba: Cells 10m underground, no natural light
- Sensory deprivation reported
- Solitary confinement common
- Medical care denied

NOTABLE CASES:
- Juan Requesens (opposition politician)
- Leopoldo Lopez (held at Ramo Verde)
- Numerous journalists, activists, military dissidents

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COLLECTION NOTES
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CHALLENGES:
- No website to probe
- Minimal social media presence
- Operates in complete secrecy

APPROACHES:
1. Track leadership via news/VTV appearances
2. Cross-reference with OFAC/OpenSanctions data
3. Monitor Diosdado Cabello's social media for SEBIN refs
4. Satellite imagery of known facilities
5. Court documents/legal filings mentioning SEBIN

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RELATED ENTITIES
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- DGCIM (military counterintelligence - see separate dossier)
- CICPC (criminal investigations police)
- GNB (National Guard - often operates with SEBIN)
- FAES (special police - death squads)
- Colectivos (armed civilian groups)

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