The Mexican transnational criminal networks (TCNs) continue to thrive, despite efforts of the U.S. and Mexican governments to degrade them. This seminar will describe some of the strategies that have not been successful, such as interdicting firearms and arresting senior organization members, as well as propose solutions focused on blocking the free flow of profits derived from illegal activities. The ability to launder money keeps the TCNs operating and preventing this would be a significant hindrance to them.

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The February 2014 capture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, head of the Sinaloa organization, appeared to be a victory against the Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs). It was not, in part because of inherent problems with decapitation as a tactic, and in part because of the particular goals and structures of the DTOs. Decapitation remains an attractive approach, however, because of the audiences it reaches and not because it degrades the targeted organizations.

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Since 2006, drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have contributed to over 60,000 deaths in Mexico. Key civic institutions such as the police and the army have been compromised by the DTOs' activities. Yet U.S. opinion leaders and foreign policy officials have virtually ignored this profound challenge, despite the two countries' extensive geographic, economic, and cultural ties. Speaker Evelyn Krache Morris (Ph.D., MBA) will explore possible reasons why the DTOs receive so little attention and the potential ramifications of this neglect.

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