And They Would Have Gotten Away with It, If Not for Those Meddling Federales: Examining State Responses to Transnational Organized Crime and Developing a Policy Framework

Authors

Aaron Lutz

Abstract

Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) have begun expanding their enterprise into criminal gold mining in South America. This is causing widespread harm from human trafficking, pollution, and disease. These groups exploit vulnerable artisanal miners (ASMs) to provide a foothold in the gold mining industry and avoid the reach of states. This note examines the policy responses that South American countries have taken to this phenomenon and develops a policy framework for state actors moving against TCOs.

Volume

34

Issue

2

Page Number

333

Recommended Citation

Aaron Lutz, And They Would Have Gotten Away with It, If Not for Those Meddling Federales: Examining State Responses to Transnational Organized Crime and Developing a Policy Framework, 34 Minn. J. Int'l L. 333 (2025).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/minn-jrnl-intl-law/vol34/iss2/6