A horrible tragedy took place in Argentina when drug dealers brutally tortured and killed three young women, streaming the crime online. The victims were 20-year-old Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez. The girls were invited to a house with the promise of $300 for participating in a 'sex party', after which they were captured, tortured, and the violence was streamed to 45 users on Instagram.
According to the investigation, this crime was an act of revenge - one of the girls had previously stolen a bag of cocaine from a drug dealer who then ordered the punishment of these unsuspecting girls. Legal authorities warn of the increasing influence of drug cartels in impoverished areas of Buenos Aires, which exploit the growth of poverty and the weakness of state institutions to lure youth into their criminal structures.