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Sandy E. Ramirez Gutiérrez

SANDY E. RAMIREZ GUTIÉRREZ is Professor in the Economics Department of UNAM.

The Criminal Economy

By Sandy E. Ramirez Gutiérrez

The violent disappearance of students attending the Ayotzinapa Normal School, located in the state of Guerrero, highlighted not only the complicity of political power with drug trafficking groups, but also how these organizations have grown from exclusive trading partners to crucial instruments in the execution of state crimes.

“Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offloads contraband in St. Petersburg” by Coast Guard News (flic.kr/p/qt34rc), used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / Desaturated from original.
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