Tag: cartels
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Cartels without gangsters: Power, coordination, and legality
Where are cartels, and why is it almost impossible to break them? People imagine cartels as gangsters. Guns. Drugs. Violence. That image feels comfortable. It pushes the problem far away. However, modern cartels do not wear masks. They wear suits, they file reports, they hire lawyers. They operate legally. Therefore, the first mistake lies in…
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How do cartels pay off?
Cartels are not relics of the past. They are not drug lords in jungles, they wear suits, hold bank accounts, and speak at summits. They exist in every major industry — finance, telecommunications, construction, energy, pharmaceuticals, and even entertainment. Their language is formal, their documents clean, and their crimes almost impossible to detect. A cartel…