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Raquel Carvalho

Marcelo Duhalde

As drug syndicates expand global networks and forge deeper international connections, a growing number of vulnerable women and children are ending up tangled in their web. Tap here to launch the special feature


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Chinese criminals, Latin American cartels and Nigerian brokers are widening their global drug networks. In the boom, vulnerable women and their children become collateral damage.


As drug syndicates are expanding their global networks and forging deeper international connections, a growing number of vulnerable women and children are being trapped in the web.
