The Recruitment of Minors into Organized Crime: An Alarming Reality

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25% of the “halcones” (lookouts) arrested in Guerrero are under 18 years old.

Local NGOs report that up to 60% of recruited minors are used as lookouts or messengers.

In 2011, Redim estimated that 30,000 children had been recruited by organized crime.

Currently, it is estimated that half a million children in Mexico are at risk of being recruited into organized crime due to factors such as addiction, school dropout, normalization of violence, narcoculture, poverty, and social marginalization.

The Hidden Threat of Terrorist Training Camps in Mexico

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Recent investigations have revealed the existence of clandestine training camps in Mexico, operated by criminal groups such as La Familia Michoacana and Los Zetas. These camps, mainly located in Michoacán and Guerrero, provide paramilitary training, teaching recruits guerrilla warfare, explosives handling, and psychological indoctrination. This level of military-style preparation has […]

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