Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Mexico's drug cartels are notorious worldwide for the drug trafficking and violence they inflict day in and day out upon their fellow citizens. Drugs aren't the only horror perpetrated by the cartels' vast network of illegal activity, though.
Time magazine reports in its latest issue on the heavy role of drug cartels in sex trafficking. It's a $32 billion business worldwide, according to U.N estimations. The article is a sad and eye-opening look into the illicit industry, its author, Ioan Grillo, joins the show to tell us more.
CORRECTION: On air, we incorrectly stated that Ioan Grillo's article, "The Mexican Drug Cartels’ Other Business: Sex Trafficking," is in the latest issue of Time. It is only online and will not be in the print edition of the magazine.