The organization also noted that its members frequently engage in child sex trafficking among minors. Criminal gang members often have links to organized crime groups, including the infamous Elbe gang in Brazil and other armed groups. The latest reports suggest members of the Brazilian gang may have been paid and hired to carry out murders or abduct women and children, and have provided assistance through international networks. We are taking into account international media reports about the number of gang members and their activities, as well as more recent work the NGO has done in investigating the involvement of organized crime gangs around the world, explained the NGO's executive director Miguel Pico. We have seen a significant rise in the number of these types of arrests in recent years.