Stefano Ritondale

And historically, a lot of the fighting that occurs is actually in very remote areas of Michoacan. And the New York Times did a very great reporting on this years ago that highlighted that one of the reasons why they're fighting is because of the avocado farmers in that region, the lime farmers and all that, right, in that specific region. To the point where it got so bad that the U.S.

And historically, a lot of the fighting that occurs is actually in very remote areas of Michoacan. And the New York Times did a very great reporting on this years ago that highlighted that one of the reasons why they're fighting is because of the avocado farmers in that region, the lime farmers and all that, right, in that specific region. To the point where it got so bad that the U.S.

had to temporarily suspend all avocado shipments to the United States because USDA inspectors were getting threatened. Yeah. And so they halted that because they fight for that because they want that. Oil, absolutely. They try to smuggle oil. They'll try to sell them on their own. They'll try to tap into the oil pipelines or steal that, et cetera.

had to temporarily suspend all avocado shipments to the United States because USDA inspectors were getting threatened. Yeah. And so they halted that because they fight for that because they want that. Oil, absolutely. They try to smuggle oil. They'll try to sell them on their own. They'll try to tap into the oil pipelines or steal that, et cetera.

had to temporarily suspend all avocado shipments to the United States because USDA inspectors were getting threatened. Yeah. And so they halted that because they fight for that because they want that. Oil, absolutely. They try to smuggle oil. They'll try to sell them on their own. They'll try to tap into the oil pipelines or steal that, et cetera.

That was actually a huge program of the previous Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO. He was very much, and I would say probably more effectively, he did manage to try to at least clamp down a lot harder on kind of people stealing Mexican oil in the pipelines.

That was actually a huge program of the previous Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO. He was very much, and I would say probably more effectively, he did manage to try to at least clamp down a lot harder on kind of people stealing Mexican oil in the pipelines.

That was actually a huge program of the previous Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO. He was very much, and I would say probably more effectively, he did manage to try to at least clamp down a lot harder on kind of people stealing Mexican oil in the pipelines.

The vehicle specifically going to the border, crossing the border, they're equivalent of a tax. Yeah. The cartels. You call it whatever you want to.

The vehicle specifically going to the border, crossing the border, they're equivalent of a tax. Yeah. The cartels. You call it whatever you want to.

The vehicle specifically going to the border, crossing the border, they're equivalent of a tax. Yeah. The cartels. You call it whatever you want to.

Absolutely. It's an extortion. I would pay that tax. Everybody does. And that kind of, that's, that's how they do it. But they do that. Used cars. That's another example. Yeah. So there, and I tell that to people who would argue like, oh, well, if we legalize drugs, that would weaken the cartels and, or that would, I mean, cartels would go away because now you've legalized drugs.

Absolutely. It's an extortion. I would pay that tax. Everybody does. And that kind of, that's, that's how they do it. But they do that. Used cars. That's another example. Yeah. So there, and I tell that to people who would argue like, oh, well, if we legalize drugs, that would weaken the cartels and, or that would, I mean, cartels would go away because now you've legalized drugs.

Absolutely. It's an extortion. I would pay that tax. Everybody does. And that kind of, that's, that's how they do it. But they do that. Used cars. That's another example. Yeah. So there, and I tell that to people who would argue like, oh, well, if we legalize drugs, that would weaken the cartels and, or that would, I mean, cartels would go away because now you've legalized drugs.

And kind of my counter to that would be, one, well, they're in much more businesses that are legal. They just find a way to get in there. But the second piece would be also, I mean, they'll find a way, even if it's legalized, to still try to make a profit, right?

And kind of my counter to that would be, one, well, they're in much more businesses that are legal. They just find a way to get in there. But the second piece would be also, I mean, they'll find a way, even if it's legalized, to still try to make a profit, right?

And kind of my counter to that would be, one, well, they're in much more businesses that are legal. They just find a way to get in there. But the second piece would be also, I mean, they'll find a way, even if it's legalized, to still try to make a profit, right?

The California marijuana farms, and even in Oklahoma, et cetera, there's a lot of organized crime groups that tap into the marijuana business that is legal in many states in the United States to make a profit. It almost as if the marijuana, what the legalization did is the illegal marijuana, instead of coming from Mexico to the United States, shipped north.

The California marijuana farms, and even in Oklahoma, et cetera, there's a lot of organized crime groups that tap into the marijuana business that is legal in many states in the United States to make a profit. It almost as if the marijuana, what the legalization did is the illegal marijuana, instead of coming from Mexico to the United States, shipped north.

The California marijuana farms, and even in Oklahoma, et cetera, there's a lot of organized crime groups that tap into the marijuana business that is legal in many states in the United States to make a profit. It almost as if the marijuana, what the legalization did is the illegal marijuana, instead of coming from Mexico to the United States, shipped north.