GameChangers 2018: The Criminal ‘Winners’ in Latin America
Written by
Jeremy McDermott, Mimi Yagoub, Victoria Dittmar and Mike LaSusa
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January 10, 2019
Which criminal structures have gained the most strength in Latin America in 2018? Three groups, all based in different nations, have engaged in aggressive expansion, both territorial and economic, and are set to dominate the region’s criminal landscape.
While the last decade in Latin America has seen a trend toward increasing fragmentation of criminal structures, these three are bucking it, remaining highly visible as they grow in numbers and influence, extending transnationally.
It is worth stating that these are just the visible criminal structures that InSight Crime has been tracking through 2018. In an age where many criminals have opted for a lower profile and increasingly clandestine business operations, there may be others expanding under the radar.
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/gamechangers-2018-the-criminal-winners-of-2018-in-latam/
