Is it a drug dealer sent by the United States

In fact, in the 1970s and 1980s, the problem of drug traffickers in Mexico was not too serious. Because Colombia was the center of American drug dealers. Drug lords headed by Pablo Escobar established a super drug empire-"Medellin Group", which almost controlled the entire drug market in the United States. These drug lords are powerful and can even influence the political situation in Colombia.

However, in the early 1990s, the Medellin Group was besieged by Colombian government forces, and the drug Lord Pablo was jailed and eventually died in prison. With the collapse of Medellin Group, Colombian drug dealers had to move their positions and find new bases. As a result, Mexico has become a new nest for drug traffickers.

So the question is, why Mexico?

There has always been a saying about Mexico that it is too far from heaven and too close to America! As a neighbor of the United States, Mexico has a long border with the United States, and the richness of the United States and the poverty of Mexico make Mexicans yearn for the United States, which leads to smuggling on the border between the United States and Mexico. The border loopholes caused by smuggling provide unlimited possibilities for drug smuggling.

In the eyes of drug dealers, this is tantamount to huge business opportunities. Because the ultimate buyer of a series of industrial operations such as drug manufacturing and drug trafficking is the United States. The United States is the largest drug consumer in the world, and more than 60% of the drugs produced globally are exported to the United States. There is the busiest illegal drug market in the world, and the annual profit of drug trade in the United States is as high as $80 billion.

So, these drug dealers, everything they do is taking risks, that is, sending drugs into the United States. Aware of the risks of drug import, the American authorities have been strengthening the control of smuggling. But on the US-Mexico border, all protection is useless. As a result, it has become the best channel for drug dealers to smuggle drugs.

Of course, drug dealers choose Mexico not only because it is close enough to the United States, otherwise, wouldn't it be more convenient to build their base in the United States?

In fact, drug dealers pay more attention to the environment in Mexico, which is really suitable for their survival. First of all, Mexico's social order is chaotic, and the government's supervision of remote areas is not strong, which is suitable for drug dealers to establish production bases. Secondly, corruption in Mexico's internal affairs, from senior government officials to patrol police, is the object that drug dealers can buy. Finally, and most importantly, Mexico has a large number of extremely poor people, who are the most solid backing of drug traffickers. Farmers in Mexico will plant crops for drug dealers, provide cover and even participate in the production of drugs. The urban poor in Mexico will act as thugs, spies and even participate in transporting drugs.

They not only do not exclude the drug dealer industry, but also yearn for it. An interview once said that 70% of the students of a Mexican teacher dreamed of becoming drug dealers. Therefore, the Mexican government is not only cracking down on drug trafficking groups, but also the vast number of extremely poor people in Mexico.

This is actually related to the United States. 1994, Mexico joined the north American free trade area, and the elimination of tariff barriers led to a large influx of American agricultural products into Mexico. Mexico is a traditional agricultural country with low agricultural level and lack of competitiveness of agricultural products. The United States is an agricultural power and a world-famous granary. Its agricultural products have large output, large scale and low cost. This is equivalent to a small manual workshop to compete with big manufacturers, which is naturally a crushing defeat.

As a result, Mexican agriculture soon collapsed, farmers went bankrupt and lost their jobs, and fell into a crisis of survival. At this time, Mexican drug dealers stood up and offered farmers new jobs, which was to help them grow drugs. Drug dealers will not only be responsible for high-priced acquisitions, but also pay land rent and labor wages.

"In the case of successful harvest, the income from planting one hectare of opium poppy and marijuana is 400,000 pesos, while the income from planting one hectare of corn is only 1.2 million pesos. In addition, drug trafficking groups pay farmers 300 pesos a day, while farmers who grow corn only earn 54 pesos a day. "

Of course, everyone knows that this is risky, but Mexican farmers have no choice and no money to choose. Because they can't live any longer, although they earned less before planting corn, they can guarantee their lives. Now, however, because of the impact of American agricultural products, it is impossible to make money growing corn. And planting other crops, on the one hand, the land is not suitable, on the other hand, I have no experience. Once the harvest is not good next year, I can only drink the northwest wind.

For Mexican farmers, this kind of business of drought and flood protection is undoubtedly a sure profit. In particular, the high income from drug cultivation is much higher than that from corn cultivation. What's the risk compared to living? As a result, Mexican farmers have become the solid backing of drug dealers because of their interests. Then, someone here will definitely ask, does the United States care?

The United States doesn't care, it can't control it. Niange