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Héctor Ríos Morales

TikTok Has Become the Main Platform Cartels Use to Recruit Teenagers in Mexico, Report Finds

According to data from Mexico's Ministry of the Interior, as of Dec. 2, nearly 7,000 minors and young people up to 29 years old have disappeared in less than a year, and another 505 individuals have been found dead. (Credit: Via Unsplash)

Drug trafficking cartels have turned social media into one of their preferred platforms for both forced and voluntary recruitment, according to a new report.

As previously noted by The Latin Times, Mexican drug cartels prey on vulnerable teenagers through the virtual world, luring them with fake job offers and promises of joining groups that could improve their quality of life.

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