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Most notorious drug dealer in the world captured today by American and Mexican authorities. This typically leads to a lot of short term unrest as various fractions struggle for power. It was often said he pretty much controlled the drug flow to Chicago as well.
So here's my tin foil hat conspiracy. Timing seems ironic. It's often said el chapo acted with immunity from the CIA. Tough to think they couldn't have captured him in the last ten years since he rolled out of a Mexican prison in a laundry cart.
Pot just legalized in two states. Seems only a matter of time before it becomes more the rule vs. An exception. The pot the gov't sells is much more expensive vs black market pot. So now every dollar of pot sold on the black market is money not going to the gov't. Tax revenues could be several hundred million dollars PER state. That is serious money at a time when many states are in financial strain especially due to pension obligations. I'd give it a few years before municipalities start selling marijuana tax revenue bonds into retirement funds of mom and pops.
Also, the heroin problem has found the spotlight on every major news network in the last several weeks. The PSHoffman death brought this problem even more into mainstream focus.
I wish that the US would butt out of other countries' business for a change. Legalize drugs and save all this thrown away $$ on the DEA. People should have the free will to decide what they wish to put in their system.
I wish that the US would butt out of other countries' business for a change. Legalize drugs and save all this thrown away $$ on the DEA. People should have the free will to decide what they wish to put in their system.
As long as the border remains wide open and the cartels can keep their vast distribution networks throughout the USA, taking out this one guy won't make any difference. The cartels control the border -- they can get any number of their foot soldiers over it, they can easily and quickly get any kind of drug into every single US ctiy and town and rural area, they can have drugs into American middle schools within hours of transport over the border.
The cartels can target whatever group of Americans with whatever addictive toxic substance. Taking out Guzman without touching the trafficking networks doesn't change anything except for a while there will be some fighting in Mexico over who will take control.
...and there is already somebody else waiting in the wings I'm sure. If not, then several among them that will be fighting over it at the very least.
Yes, they expect a rise in cartel violence. The void will obviously be filled but with so much money at stake, it could be a lot of bloodshed among all those who want it. I also suspect the Juarez cartel may try to recapture Juarez which could make for violence on the border.
Mexico's government scored a huge victory with the capture of Guzman, but there are dears it could unleash a fresh wave of violence as they fight for control of his turf in a drug war that’s claimed at least 60,000 lives so far.
Experts say his Sinaloa Cartel should have no trouble in continuing without him.
"Chapo was the strategy guy, he was the CEO, but he still has his board of directors who are running things," said drug war expert and retired U.S. Air Force captain Sylvia Longmire.
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El Chapo Captured
