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SpaceTabs t1_j36ddq0 wrote

Reply to comment by MrHollandsOpium in Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son by getBusyChild

Mexico goes to the helos and mini guns straight away now. They can strafe the compounds because they are fairly large and open. This was also done just south of Sinaloa in Nayarit a few years ago when the government turned against another drug lord.

This seems to be Mexico's MO now. Take bribes from the cartel until they get too powerful, then raid them with the marines or air force using mini guns. They also pit the cartels against each other because the police aren't very effective.

In the future, these cartels will probably spend less time and money on open compounds because of this and explosive-dropping drones.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/10/mexico-helicopter-gun-drug-cartel-leader-killed

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riptide81 t1_j36mrci wrote

Is it really the government doing the orchestrating or do they just turn on whoever got outbid?

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