This article on the arrest of Zetas leader Miguel Angel Treviño Morales extensively cites our recently-published report, “The Criminal Diaspora: The Spread of Transnational Organized Crime and How to Contain its Expansion.” This article is in Spanish.
This article discusses the potential effects of the capture of the Zetas leader for Mexico and other countries in Central America and the Caribbbean. When discussing criminal organizations, the article mentions the LAP publication, edited by Associate Director Eric Olson and Visiting Expert Juan Carlos Garzón, and discusses some of the recommendations provided in the report about the containment of the criminal diapora.
For the full article from El Universal, in Spanish, click here.
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