Inside Climate News Interviews ELI’s Andrea Crosta on the Criminal Networks Driving the Vaquita’s Decline and the Role of Mexican Drug Cartels

In this in-depth interview, ELI’s Andrea Crosta reveals how Operation Fake Gold has identified 23 transnational trafficking networks and more than 300 persons of interest behind the illegal totoaba trade that is pushing the vaquita toward extinction. By working closely with Mexican authorities and U.S. agencies such as Homeland Security Investigations, ELI is helping drive arrests, disrupt criminal markets, and send a powerful message to traffickers worldwide.