Inside the Dark World of Assassins (Full Episode) | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller

Summary by Krater

This video investigates the world of contract killers and hitmen in South Africa, examining the violent taxi wars and the systemic corruption that allows assassination rings to operate with impunity.

From the video

Answers: How do contract killers and hitmen operate in South Africa?

• hitmen
• contract killing
• South Africa crime
• taxi wars
• police corruption

What it concludes

• Hitmen in South Africa are frequently hired to settle disputes in the highly lucrative minibus taxi industry.
• South Africa has a massive influx of illegal firearms, making it easy for contract killers to obtain military-grade weapons.
• Systemic police corruption in South Africa provides hitmen with inside protection, leaked information, and weapons.
• Fighting the black market of contract killing is extremely difficult because corrupt officials protect criminals from the inside.
• Assassinations are used globally as a powerful tool of control when institutions meant to enforce the law are corrupted.