Abstract
This paper explores the international challenges of narcotics trafficking and transnational organised crime, focusing on the roles of Mexican drug cartels, the fentanyl epidemic, and India’s increasing vulnerabilities. These specific challenges are chosen due to their interconnected nature: Mexican cartels operate sophisticated global supply chains that fuel drug epidemics, such as the fentanyl crisis in the United States, while India faces escalating pressures as a key transit and emerging consumer market. Understanding how these dynamics interplay is crucial for developing effective, collective countermeasures.
While geographically distant, India and Latin America are significantly affected by drug networks that exploit governance and institutional gaps. This paper examines the activities of key players such as the Sinaloa and Jalisco Mexican drug cartels as an example and explores collective frameworks to disrupt their operations. It highlights the importance of intelligence sharing, legal harmonization, and multilateral platforms in combating these issues, presenting a roadmap for global collaboration to address this transnational menace.
Keywords: Latin America, Cybersecurity, Narcotics, BRICS, Brazil, Mexico, Drug Cartels
