Extortion gangs in Peru now target city bus drivers

In the dusty, hillside districts of Lima, the simple act of driving a bus has become a high stakes gamble. Criminal gangs have begun systematically extorting small transportation companies, sending chilling messages that demand payments as high as 15,000 dollars. When these demands are not met, the consequences are lethal. In just one year, 239 bus drivers were murdered across the country, a statistic that has transformed public transit into a front line for organized crime.