The Threat That Cannot Be Addressed Alone
By
Andrew J. Tiongson
Combating organized crime in the Americas requires cooperation among the hemisphere's countries.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on transnational organized crime | Ler em português | Leer en español In the vast expanse of the Eastern Pacific, near the Central American isthmus, a lone semisubmersible vessel transits westbound, loaded with several tons of cocaine Its low, partially submerged profile is nearly imperceptible to the human eye The four-person crew’s job is to get a massive cocaine shipment as close to the US as possible, before handing it over to the next link in the narco-trafficking chain US Navy and Colombian Air Force...
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