Transnational criminal organizations operating across Latin America and the Caribbean amassed a "staggering" $358 billion in revenue last year -- six times the combined defense budgets of all nations in the region including Mexico -- posing a growing strategic challenge to the United States, according to a senior official. That is the assessment of Adm. Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, who painted a stark picture of the increasing power and reach of these organizations -- or TCOs --...
