In Tijuana, local pimps often form part of small, family-based human trafficking networks, which can also work with organized crime groups.
Human Trafficking
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Investigations
Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border: Family Clans, Coyotes, or ‘Cartels’?
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesHuman trafficking is one of the most complex and misunderstood criminal economies in the world. This is especially true along the US-Mexico border.
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Criminal News
Venezuela’s Corrupt Officials Key to Human Trafficking Networks
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerHuman trafficking has increased dramatically in Venezuela. The involvement of the country’s security forces is key to this, experts say.
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In this article, the Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory examines the policy intervention options for tackling the criminal exploitation of the Venezuela migration crisis.
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Sometimes the line between human smuggling and human trafficking can be blurred as coyotes take advantage of those they’ve promised to guide.
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Migrants across Latin America, especially Venezuelans, can fall into traps laid by organized crime in a variety of ways.
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Lake Titicaca serves as a crossroads for varied criminal economies, from cocaine shipments to trafficking the frogs that live along its banks.
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Criminal News
How Organized Crime Profits from Migrant Flow Across Colombia’s Darién Gap
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneMigrants crossing the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama face extortion, rape, violence, and being forced to carry drugs.
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Analysis
Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerHuman traffickers in Argentina are using legitimate business to continue their illicit activities and elude authorities.
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Criminal News
Dominican Republic Struggles to Curb Rampant Sex Trafficking
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerA network which sexually trafficked Colombian and Venezuelan women to the Dominican Republic has been dismantled.