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Unveiling the Dark Underbelly of Human Trafficking and Drug Violence in Mexico
A Childhood Call to Action and Early Investigations
Decades ago, a young journalist’s life was forever changed when she was asked to cover acts of domestic violence in the southeast of Mexico, near Cancun. Instead of highlighting family conflicts, she was drawn into a far more sinister realm—child exploitation and trafficking. As she conversed with Mayan women, they revealed disturbing truths: with Cancun’s rise as a tourist hub, an ugly underside emerged—exploitation of children by pedophiles from both the US and Mexico seeking young girls and boys. This revelation sparked her lifelong mission to uncover the web of crimes facilitating this atrocity.