Argentine Armed Forces are set to join an ongoing security operation in the city of Rosario, aimed at bolstering the state's response to a surge in violence linked to drug trafficking. The escalation by armed gangs comes as similar situations unfold in other countries in the region, Ecuador and Haiti among them.
In fact, it is believed that a regional link was a catalyst of the latest bout of of violence in Rosario, which has seen four murders in less than a week. Last week, authorities published a photo showing a raid on prisoners in a local jail, which bore a resemblance to the practices carried out in El Salvador, which has forcefully cracked down on local gangs over the past years.
