Whack-a-mole Drug War: The resilience and interconnections of US and Mexican mafias

An interesting history of U.S. - Mexican crime organization links from the 1920's to present day.

The resilience and interconnections of US and Mexican mafias | Spero News: "Recent press coverage of the Mexican “drug war” has reported on the seemingly novel diversification of the Mexican cartels. But a semi-state capitalist business model rooted in illegal and legal activities of all sorts was evident back in the 1920s if not sooner.

Practically from its inception, international tourism was one of the promising business ventures eyed by the underworld."