Social Networks: a New Battleground for Drug Traffickers to Recruit and Seduce Young People – Find Out Mexico

Visits: 20 Brenda Yañez Social networks have become a new field of organized crime operation in Mexico. What began as a communication and entertainment tool has become a platform for recruitment, propaganda and normalization of violence. Music, luxury cars, weapons and power messages are now part of everyday content in networks, which are often presented under a “glamorous” and aspirational aesthetic to connect with millions of users.