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A Deep Dive Into Argentina´s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders
Although Argentina shares a bast border with the largest marijuana producer in the continent, organized crime has evolved slowly and to other dimensions less visible like money laundering
Join us on Tuesday, March 16, for a discussion with our co-director, Jeremy McDermott, alongside InSight Crime researcher, Alicia Flórez, and project coordinator, Ángela Olaya, who will take an in-depth look at organized crime in Argentina and its borders. The event will be moderated Carolina Sampó from the center for studies on transnational organized crime (Centro de Estudios sobre Crimen Organizado Transnacional – CeCOT) of National University of La Plata.
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Argentina’s affluent cities are major consumers of cocaine and marijuana, smuggled from Paraguay and Bolivia and distributed by domestic drug rings. These networks sometimes include corrupt mayors, dirty cops, and paid-off judges, who help to move tons of drugs across land and riverine highways.