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Publications & Resources
 MEXICAN
CRIME CARTELS
By Larry Martines
The struggle in Mexico that began in 2006 continues unabated. The
Mexican government has won victories in the sense that over a dozen
major figures in the crime cartels have been captured or killed.
Note that I use the term, "Crime Cartels", instead of the
usual "Drug Cartel" term.
This is because the very cartels
that grew to power behind the smuggling of drugs into Mexico and
then into the USA, have branched out into full-blown Mafia style
organized crime syndicates. Drug smuggling is still a major part
of business amongst the cartels, but people smuggling, kidnapping,
extortion, auto theft/chop shops, receiving stolen property, plus
murder for hire, have become huge sources of income.
Insurgency, Crime Cartels, Mafia Or Drug Smuggling Rings: Nomenclature
Doesn't Matter - WHAT MATTERS IS THAT MEXICANS ARE DYING IN RECORD
NUMBERS.
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