Latin American Program in the News: Maras y narcotráfico
Latin American Program Global Fellow Juan Carlos Garzón authored this column on the nexus between Salvadoran gangs and drug trafficking. This article is in Spanish.
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"El papel marginal de El Salvador como corredor de las drogas – en comparación con sus vecinos del Triángulo Norte – y la estrechez de su mercado local (en un país de un poco más de 6 millones de personas), contrasta con los informes y titulares que advierten sobre la peligrosa alianza entre los carteles y las maras alrededor de este lucrativo negocio – al menos en este país. En el terreno, la realidad es mucho más compleja y contrasta con las parábolas que se refieren a las maras como el próximo cártel."
Latin American Program Global Fellow Juan Carlos Garzón authored this article for El Faro, in which he discusses the nexus between Salvadoran gangs and drug trafficking. He argues that El Salvador, as a transit country, is less significant than other countries in Central America. He also concludes with the statement that the threat of gangs will remain the crutch to explain violence and crime in El Salvador.
This article is in Spanish.
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About the Author
Juan Carlos Garzón
Security and Conflict Resolution Expert; Former Consultant, United Nations Development Program and Organization of American States
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
