Los colombianos y las redes del narcotráfico en Nueva York durante los años 70
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: It is commonly held that Colombian drugs' trafficking has been in the hands of the "cartels". However, the empirical evidence shows that, in particular during the 1970s, the period on which the article focuses, the phenomenon has been a permeable endeavour involving many participants in addition to large criminal organisations. These have included "freelancers" - principally Colombians but including people of other nationalities too - who have operated according to a small business model. Consequently, the belief that the cartels exercise monopoly control over the business is incorrect. The unpublished materials used to prepare this article are drawn primarily from US archives.
Source: Innovar
Author: Eduardo Sáenz Rovner
Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2108671609