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safety El Sudcaliforniano 2026-06-04

Cartels Use Music and TikTok to Recruit Youth, Shifting Tactics

Criminal organizations are evolving their recruitment strategies on social media, now using 'corridos' (narrative ballads), false job promises, and portrayals of prestige to lure young people on TikTok. This new approach aims to exploit social platforms for illicit purposes.


Corridos, promesas de empleo y narrativas de prestigio y masculinidad forman parte de las nuevas tácticas utilizadas por organizaciones criminales para acercarse a jóvenes en redes sociales

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