LATIN AMERICA: THE KIDNAPPING 'INDUSTRY' IS BOOMING

Inter Press Service English News Wire | August 20, 2003| | Copyright

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CARACAS, Aug. 19 (IPS/GIN) -- The kidnapping "industry" is flourishing in Latin America, where it operates hand in hand with political combatants in Colombia and drug traders in Mexico. The number of kidnappings is also increasing in countries like Venezuela and Paraguay, where few cases used to be reported, while so-called "express" kidnappings have become all the rage in Argentina. The amount of ransom demanded and the procedures used vary greatly, with express kidnappers, for example, taking advantage of technological developments that have changed ...

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