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100	1		_aGUY Roger
700			_aCHOMCZYŃSKI Piotr A.
700			_aCORTES Rodrigo Cortina
245			_aThe vanishing independent: _badapting to the changing dynamics of drug trafficking organisations in Mexico/ _cRoger Guy, Piotr A. Chomczyński & Rodrigo Cortina Cortés
260			_c2022
520			_aOrganised Crime in Mexico has undergone considerable change since 2006 when violent competition between drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) intensified. This article explores changes in drug trafficking activities from the perspective of independent dealers in Mexico City. Based on in-depth interviews (N = 64) we conclude that freelance dealers are increasingly pressured to become affiliated with DTOs despite being reluctant to do so. Our data suggest that cartels are more successful in attracting independent dealers with few economic alternatives, than those who are able to support themselves with a combination of licit and illicit activities. Therefore, to the degree that illicit drug sales are essential for economic sustenance, we expect that drug dealing for a criminal organisation will become norm as independent dealer become drawn into cartel work as licit opportunities diminish. For this reason we expect that independent dealers will continue their decline as the prevalence of DTOs increase from the steady demand for illicit substances.
650			_aDRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANISATIONS
650			_aDRUG DEALING
650			_aMEXICO
650			_aORGANISED CRIME
773			_aGlobal Crime : _gVol.23, No 4, August-November 2022, pp.392-406 (111)
598			_aVIOLENT
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17440572.2022.2117696 _zClick here for full text
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