How cartels in Mexico are taking advantage of the #coronavirus crisis

Confinement has become an opportunity for criminal groups in Mexico, the second deadliest country in Latin America and the fifth deadliest in the world. The dreaded Sinaloa cartel, led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and responsible for thousands of deaths in the country, is providing aid and donations to the poorest people who have been hit hard by the paralysis of the economy in the midst of the health crisis caused by the coronavirus. According to security experts, this strategy of the cartels is not exclusive to the Sinaloa cartel. It has become a crucial weapon for drug traffickers in Mexico, who in return receive protection to continue operating their million-dollar drug business and trafficking arms that have fueled a devastating crisis of violence in the country. The war on drugs has cost Mexico an estimated 250,000 lives since 2006. The government is criticizing the campaign of the drug traffickers while receiving criticism for its handling of the health crisis. A BBC team went into one of these Sinaloa cartel operations during the pandemic and in this video shows how they work. Translated with www.DeepL.com/… (free version)

• 2020-07-12T23:44:37+00:00
• Duration: 03:25

• CarteldeSinaloa
• nota
• Noticias
• Noticia
• coronavirus
• COVID19
• pandemia
• Cuarentena

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