Criminal exploitation in northern Chile: The case of foreign women acting as “human couriers” for drug trafficking
This article analyzes the relationship between the involvement of foreign women in cross-border drug trafficking and human trafficking for criminal exploitation. In particular, it explores cases in which the crime of drug trafficking is a consequence of exploitative practices typical of human traffi...
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I26-R133-article-141242025-10-09T15:11:23Z Criminal exploitation in northern Chile: The case of foreign women acting as “human couriers” for drug trafficking Explotación criminal en el norte de Chile : El caso de las mujeres extranjeras que operan como “correos humanos” del narcotráfico Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José criminal exploitation incarcerated women human couriers drugs trafficking non-punishment principle Explotación criminal Mujeres encarceladas correos humanos tráfico de drogas principio de no penalización This article analyzes the relationship between the involvement of foreign women in cross-border drug trafficking and human trafficking for criminal exploitation. In particular, it explores cases in which the crime of drug trafficking is a consequence of exploitative practices typical of human trafficking, such as abuse of a situation of vulnerability, deception or coercion. From there, the article studies the dynamics that occur in the criminal justice system when the status of trafficker (of drugs) and victim (of trafficking) overlap. The research focused on the northern regions of Chile (Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta) and was carried out using a qualitative methodology that included semi-structured interviews with women deprived of liberty for drug trafficking and operators of the penal system as a data collection technique. The results suggest that trafficking in persons for criminal exploitation is an emerging phenomenon in Chile that tends to be made invisible by the dynamics that revolve around how drug trafficking is processed. Este artículo analiza la relación que existe entre el involucramiento de mujeres extranjeras en el tráfico de drogas transfronterizo y la trata de personas con fines de explotación criminal. En particular, explora casos en los que el delito de tráfico de drogas es consecuencia de prácticas explotadoras típicas de la trata de personas, tales como el abuso de una situación de vulnerabilidad, engaño o coacción. A partir de ahí, el artículo estudia las dinámicas que se producen en el sistema penal cuando los estatus de traficante (de drogas) y víctima (de trata) se superponen. La investigación se focalizó en las regiones del norte de Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta) y se realizó a través de una metodología cualitativa que incluyó como técnica de recopilación de datos la entrevista semiestructurada a mujeres privadas de libertad por tráfico de drogas y a operadores del sistema penal. Los resultados sugieren que la trata de personas con fines de explotación criminal es un fenómeno emergente en Chile que tiende a ser invisibilizado por las dinámicas que giran en torno a cómo se procesa el tráfico de drogas. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2025-07-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Texto application/pdf application/zip https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14124 10.14409/dys.2025.59.e0138 Delito y Sociedad; No. 59 (2025): Delito y Sociedad; e0138 Delito y Sociedad; Núm. 59 (2025): Delito y Sociedad; e0138 2468-9963 0328-0101 10.14409/dys.2025.59 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14124/20382 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14124/20383 Derechos de autor 2025 Delito y Sociedad |
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criminal exploitation incarcerated women human couriers drugs trafficking non-punishment principle Explotación criminal Mujeres encarceladas correos humanos tráfico de drogas principio de no penalización Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José Criminal exploitation in northern Chile: The case of foreign women acting as “human couriers” for drug trafficking |
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criminal exploitation incarcerated women human couriers drugs trafficking non-punishment principle Explotación criminal Mujeres encarceladas correos humanos tráfico de drogas principio de no penalización |
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Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José |
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Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José Dufraix Tapia, Roberto Concha Palacios, Nury del Solar, María José |
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Criminal exploitation in northern Chile: The case of foreign women acting as “human couriers” for drug trafficking |
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This article analyzes the relationship between the involvement of foreign women in cross-border drug trafficking and human trafficking for criminal exploitation. In particular, it explores cases in which the crime of drug trafficking is a consequence of exploitative practices typical of human trafficking, such as abuse of a situation of vulnerability, deception or coercion. From there, the article studies the dynamics that occur in the criminal justice system when the status of trafficker (of drugs) and victim (of trafficking) overlap. The research focused on the northern regions of Chile (Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta) and was carried out using a qualitative methodology that included semi-structured interviews with women deprived of liberty for drug trafficking and operators of the penal system as a data collection technique. The results suggest that trafficking in persons for criminal exploitation is an emerging phenomenon in Chile that tends to be made invisible by the dynamics that revolve around how drug trafficking is processed. |
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