Chris Moritz
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She does whatever she's told.
She does whatever she's told.
It's not clear to me whether that's happening to the extent. I'm certainly, as expressed by Tom Homan when I spoke to him, he says that it's very hard often to distinguish the Mexican elite from the Mexican drug cartels, right? There's an interwoven nexus. And of course, like in parts of Mexico, the cartels exert actual like authority and governance over certain regions.
It's not clear to me whether that's happening to the extent. I'm certainly, as expressed by Tom Homan when I spoke to him, he says that it's very hard often to distinguish the Mexican elite from the Mexican drug cartels, right? There's an interwoven nexus. And of course, like in parts of Mexico, the cartels exert actual like authority and governance over certain regions.
It's not clear to me whether that's happening to the extent. I'm certainly, as expressed by Tom Homan when I spoke to him, he says that it's very hard often to distinguish the Mexican elite from the Mexican drug cartels, right? There's an interwoven nexus. And of course, like in parts of Mexico, the cartels exert actual like authority and governance over certain regions.
But it's not really clear to me if they are influencing politicians or, you know, through, you know, grift or or through bribes or anything i'm not i'm not clear on that yeah it may be if not it's just a matter of time but i will tell you that um the uh a director of the lapd union um said to me that um the cartels are increasingly committing uh ransom attacks in san diego um
But it's not really clear to me if they are influencing politicians or, you know, through, you know, grift or or through bribes or anything i'm not i'm not clear on that yeah it may be if not it's just a matter of time but i will tell you that um the uh a director of the lapd union um said to me that um the cartels are increasingly committing uh ransom attacks in san diego um
But it's not really clear to me if they are influencing politicians or, you know, through, you know, grift or or through bribes or anything i'm not i'm not clear on that yeah it may be if not it's just a matter of time but i will tell you that um the uh a director of the lapd union um said to me that um the cartels are increasingly committing uh ransom attacks in san diego um
um of high-profile families and this is not getting reported kidnapping as is so common in latin america exactly yeah they take him across the border and uh so special like security forces made up of ex um seals and whatnot have to go into mexico and extract them this is now apparently rampant It's insane, but it shouldn't surprise us.
um of high-profile families and this is not getting reported kidnapping as is so common in latin america exactly yeah they take him across the border and uh so special like security forces made up of ex um seals and whatnot have to go into mexico and extract them this is now apparently rampant It's insane, but it shouldn't surprise us.
um of high-profile families and this is not getting reported kidnapping as is so common in latin america exactly yeah they take him across the border and uh so special like security forces made up of ex um seals and whatnot have to go into mexico and extract them this is now apparently rampant It's insane, but it shouldn't surprise us.
I mean, human trafficking is also a very, like, serious problem in the state. And it's, of course, more lucrative in some ways than the drugs because they can be used over and over and over again as sex slaves, right? So it's like a recurring revenue stream. Although fentanyl should not be under, you know, underplayed in any way, fentanyl produces like 200,000% margin.
I mean, human trafficking is also a very, like, serious problem in the state. And it's, of course, more lucrative in some ways than the drugs because they can be used over and over and over again as sex slaves, right? So it's like a recurring revenue stream. Although fentanyl should not be under, you know, underplayed in any way, fentanyl produces like 200,000% margin.
I mean, human trafficking is also a very, like, serious problem in the state. And it's, of course, more lucrative in some ways than the drugs because they can be used over and over and over again as sex slaves, right? So it's like a recurring revenue stream. Although fentanyl should not be under, you know, underplayed in any way, fentanyl produces like 200,000% margin.
And fentanyl, according to one of the top gang enforcement detectives in LA County, based out of Compton, ex-special forces guy, black guy, incredible man. He said to me, fentanyl, it's so ubiquitous, it's like salt. And if you buy a pill off the street, it has fentanyl in it.
And fentanyl, according to one of the top gang enforcement detectives in LA County, based out of Compton, ex-special forces guy, black guy, incredible man. He said to me, fentanyl, it's so ubiquitous, it's like salt. And if you buy a pill off the street, it has fentanyl in it.
And fentanyl, according to one of the top gang enforcement detectives in LA County, based out of Compton, ex-special forces guy, black guy, incredible man. He said to me, fentanyl, it's so ubiquitous, it's like salt. And if you buy a pill off the street, it has fentanyl in it.
And that's why, you know, in fact, it's so deadly and so dangerous that even the cartels are thinking that maybe we need to come up with something not quite as lethal because we're killing our customers.
And that's why, you know, in fact, it's so deadly and so dangerous that even the cartels are thinking that maybe we need to come up with something not quite as lethal because we're killing our customers.
And that's why, you know, in fact, it's so deadly and so dangerous that even the cartels are thinking that maybe we need to come up with something not quite as lethal because we're killing our customers.