Tenancingo Municipality, Tlaxcala

Tenancingo
Location of the municipality in Tlaxcala
Location of the municipality in Tlaxcala
Country Mexico
StateTlaxcala
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Tenancingo is a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala in south-eastern Mexico. Tenancingo is now considered to be the center for sex trafficking throughout Mexico, with roots of the practice dating back to the 1970s.[1][2][3] It is home to local organized crime operations who work in collaboration with the larger cartels: Los Zetas, Nuevo Milenio, Caballeros Templarios, and the Gulf Cartel.[4]

  1. ^ Alejandro, Lopez de Haro (4 June 2012). "Sex Trafficking Ring From Mexico To New York Discovered". www.huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ de los Reyes, Ignacio. "Tenancingo, viaje a la capital de la esclavitud sexual en México". www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Mundo. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Vazquez, Rafael. "¿Tlaxcala: La Meca de los padrotes?". www.sdpnoticias.com/columnas/2012/10/31/tlaxcala-la-meca-de-los-padrotes. SDP Noticias. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ Embargo, Sin. "Cárteles ganan 10 mmdd con trata de mujeres; menores entran a "padrotear"". www.vanguardia.com.mx. Vanguardia. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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