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Despite Argentina's prominent role as a money laundering center and as a drug transit and consumption point, the country does not suffer from the high levels of violence that affect other Latin American nations. Still, deep-rooted corruption in various branches of government has helped fuel persistent criminality in South America's second-largest country. Argentina does not appear to have many homegrown crime groups with international reach, but transnational criminal organizations have long conducted various types of illicit activities in the country. Moreover, there are indications that domestic crime groups – though still relatively small-scale – have developed ties with transnational actors, and may be increasing in sophistication and capacity for violence.
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Argentina’s maritime shipping industry and growing consumer market have made it a major transshipment point for illegal drugs. While the country’s homegrown criminal groups do not have the international reach of their counterparts in neighboring South American countries, powerful local clans control key illicit economies in their city strongholds, such as Rosario-based criminal gang, Los Monos.
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