The Curse of Methamphetamine in Western Mexico
Tagged: border, MexicoPosted on: December 11th, 2006“Meth, or ice, is the latest drug to flow from Mexico to the United States, but one criminal faction has drawn a line in the sand, vowing to rid its turf of anyone involved in the production and sale of this destructive drug.
The men and women who control narcotrafficking organizations in Mexico are economic actors. They make business decisions based on demand, costs and risk, like any CEO of a Fortune 500 organization. As 2006 comes to a close, it appears the most obvious business decision made by many of Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations has been to focus more on supplying the US market with methamphetamine, known as “ice” or “meth” on both sides of the border. There is, however, one exception.”
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Health, International
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