Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo is a Senior Analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Her focus to date has been on irregular migration, drug policy in sub-saharan Africa, illegal gold mining in South America and cyber crime.
Concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, many smugglers, armed groups and communities are imposing their own restrictions on movement. Read all our COVID-19 coverage There ...
