Fighting Crime: Mexico’s Lessons for Russia

... safeguard illicit cargoes and neutralize competing gangs or law enforcement agencies. The most influential members of organized criminal groups control hubs and numerous cells of their business networks that remain unknown to law enforcement. The pervasive corruption that affects authorities at all levels is a fertile breeding ground for crime and criminals. Public trust in law enforcement has been undermined following the scandalous exposure of senior police officers as implicated in drug trafficking. Little has changed since the 2009 General law on the national system of security requiring that security officers are appraised every four years. In 2010, Mexico registered a record high level of corruption, which since 2007 grew 18....