Chapter 569: Changing Face
In a country like Mexico, the political situation is very deformed, or rather, the political situation of most small countries is very deformed, but Mexico is even more so.
But when black forces become an important part of a country's economy and society, it is impossible for the system not to be deformed.
In '90, Mexico's GDP was $260 billion, and the U.S.-Mexico drug trade accounted for 4.5% of the total GDP.
Among them, the total import and export volume is about 220 billion yuan, and the export value is 1,100, while the 12 billion yuan of the U.S.-Mexico drug trade is all exports, accounting for 10%.
This is an extremely frightening number.
In fact, this number should be higher, because the drug trade is carried out underground and most of it is not counted.
The United States consumes 16,000 tons of drugs a year, and Mexico provides 96% of the annual drug supply to the United States. 64% of co-K and 58% of sea L.
Every year, in order to supply such a huge market in the United States, Mexico has more than 500 cities, more than 350,000 people are directly involved in drug production, providing 3.5 million related jobs, accounting for 5% of the total population of Mexico.
In the 90s, the monthly salary of a police officer in Mexico was only $215, not to mention the dangerous level of the police position in Mexico, it was difficult to support a family in terms of income alone.
And the government, it is impossible to give higher salaries, it is not a question of whether they are willing to allocate funds, wages are a system, if the salaries of the police are raised, then the salaries of all government-related staff will be raised, and the government has no money!
On the one hand, he risked his life and couldn't afford to support his family, and on the other hand, he gave the green light to drug criminals and had more than ten times the income, how to choose?
Capitalism, the police are just an ordinary job without any peculiarities. Many police officers and military personnel will leave the system after a certain age to join the pan-drug syndicates, including many government personnel.
Trade deficit, jobs, economic supplements...... For many reasons, the drug criminals are entangled with the Mexican government, so the bribery and other crimes that are bred by drugs will inevitably occur, and the political system will be extremely affected by the drug criminals.
So, when Sean came up with this trick in front of President Carlos Salinas, he lost.
As for why Lao Bu didn't expect to operate it like this, it can only be said that it is a matter of vision.
Their perspective is always at the top, whether you say that they have limited energy or look at the overall situation.
It's the same all over the world, the old man is kind-hearted, and he can't look down on the squalor and filth below. Aggressive promotion of NAFTA is a foregone conclusion, and all that remains for Carlos is how to get enough benefits for himself and, of course, for Mexico, without getting in the way.
As for what the big picture is, it ......
Politicians are very decisive, and they will never dwell too much on things that cannot be done, and the speed of changing attitudes is jaw-dropping, "NAFTA is good for both the United States and Mexico, that's for sure, I've been pushing for this, but I've encountered some difficulties and obstacles in the process, so I have to slow down."
"Oh, honorable President Carlos, I don't know what it affects and if there's anything I can do to help." Sean smiled very kindly.
"It has affected the approval ratings." Carlos said with a cautious face: "I hope that Mexico will sign an agreement with the umbrella to combat drug crimes, so as to curb the growing drug crimes in Mexico."
Sean spread his hands in surprise, yes, he remembered that Carlos had made it clear that he didn't want the United States to interfere in Mexico's so-called drug crimes.
It's a 180° turn!
Carlos shrugged, "As long as the whole world is normal, everyone knows that drugs are harmful and breed a lot of crime, no parent wants their children to live in this environment, and no child wants to have a parent who is addicted to drugs or drugs, and Mexicans are no exception, they don't want to drive drugs out and can't get rid of drugs
Going out is two different things." "There is no doubt that the Mexican people want the government to fight drug crimes, and every year more than 400 police officers and more than 100 military personnel die in the fight against drug crimes."
Sean raised his hand and patted his head gently, okay, this is what he thinks badly, Mexicans are also people, this belongs to the inertia of thinking.
He understood what Carlos meant, and declared a fight against drug criminals, raising his popularity among the people, and preparing for the next re-election.
Pretty good.
Shake hands and work together!
The next day, Carlos held a press conference, to which Sean was invited.
Carlos denounced the harm that drugs bring to the Mexican people, the harm they bring to society, and the harm they bring to the country, and a set of data lists how many people die each year because of drug-related crimes.
Finally, Carlos solemnly announced that he would sign a military outsourcing agreement with the Umbrella Group to combat the pan-drug group.
As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.
First, this is tantamount to declaring that Mexico has lost its ability to hold the country's pan-drug groups hostage, and that the government, including the military, is powerless against drug criminals and must rely on external forces.
Of course, everyone knows this, but is it the same to know as to say it? Lose face!
Second, the Mexican government could not withstand the pressure of the US side and once again bowed its head to compromise.
Third: chaos is coming!
The pan-drug group is not muddy, and it is impossible not to resist.
A bolt from the blue!
This statement is a bolt from the blue for Mexico's six major pan-drug groups!
They are not afraid of the anti-drug operation launched by the government, and the pan-drug group can shout at the government openly, and for every drug offender arrested, they will kill two policemen!
Once a nationwide large-scale anti-drug campaign begins, they will launch assassinations against the government and riot in their cities.
If you are barefoot and are not afraid to wear shoes, it depends on who can't carry it first.
As a result, each time the government compromises and gives up......
Every year, and even every month, there will be some conflicts, and there will be deep resentments between them, but this time, because of the pressure of the protective umbrella, it is rare that the leaders of the six pan-drug groups have to sit down and talk.
Of course, the number one will definitely not attend, and the ghost knows if other people will betray themselves, and those who are present are the second and third leaders in the group.
The meeting place was chosen as the capital, Mexico City.
The reason why it was chosen here is that it is not anyone's territory, and in that sense, the Mexican government is stronger than the Colombian government......
Worse than the times!
Of course, more importantly, for safety reasons, drug criminals are also human beings, and they will be afraid, and they will die if they are shot!
A four-star hotel, the whole has been packaged, a group of heads and brains of the pan-drug group appear here openly, pan-drug is to make money, to make money is to enjoy life instead of hiding in the mountains and old forests to count money, what's wrong with staying in the hotel!
Narcotics also have hotel freedom!
In the conference room of the hotel, the door was pushed open, and they walked in one by one, and the bigwigs found a direction to sit down, and a few little brothers in suits stood behind.
It was clearly divided into six factions, no one spoke, the meeting room was quiet, and the atmosphere seemed very depressing.
After a full ten minutes, the second-in-command of the Juarez Gang coughed lightly, "Everyone is not here to kill time, I would rather waste this time on women."
"Woman, ha." Tijuana's third-in-command sneered, "Do you use your hands?"
"It's possible to use your mouth, too!" There was a burst of laughter in the room, and the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Juarez's second-in-command face was dark and angry, he was a well-known evil ghost in the circle, but it was rumored that he couldn't get hard anymore, even if he was taking medicine, he had to squeeze in a little bit.
People are always like this, the more they do something, the more they pursue something!
This guy has to change a different woman every day
, using all kinds of instruments and all kinds of means, every woman is tortured by him, but those who survive will give a lot of money, and as for those who accidentally play too much and die, then they can only be regarded as unlucky.
The reputation in the circle is very bad.
Although I smoke, drink, break the law, commit crimes, kill people, and do drugs, I am still a man, and I still despise this kind of person who can't get tough!
"*** looking for death!"
"Ha, yes, I'm looking for death, you come, stink***!"
"He scolds you, if you don't kill him, I look down on you!" Someone started to make a commotion, and there was a lot of commotion in the conference room.
One person poured the coffee in the cup on the ground and knocked the conference table hard with the cup, making a clanging sound that attracted everyone's attention at once.
"That's it! Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't come here to listen to your quarrels, if you want to, you can go back to the fire and fight, if you can survive after a while!"
"With the fucking energy, you might as well think about how to deal with the Umbrella guys, you're on the American border, and the Umbrella has the greatest chance of hitting you, and you have the fucking heart to quarrel here, Fake!"
The conference room fell silent, and after a few seconds, Juarez's people cursed hatefully, "Damn Carlos, incompetent shit, please help, this is a fucking discredit to Mexico!" In a word, it is said to everyone's hearts, and everyone is full of indignation at the government's approach of uniting outsiders!
One by one, they immediately began to scold the government.
The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, do you understand it!
How the family fights is your own business, and if you ask for foreign aid, you will betray the country!
In particular, please ask for this kind of foreign aid that is extremely powerful in combat and can harden the national government army! Do Americans care if they kill Mexican police?
Do Americans care if they are causing a riot in the city?
Apparently not!
Gan!
It turns out that the means of dealing with the government army are useless, and they are not good at it!
After scolding for a while, and after venting the fear in his heart, someone proposed: "Can you start everyone's relationship and let the presidential palace withdraw this agreement, it's a big deal, let's make concessions."
"That is, if the government is afraid that it will not be easy to explain to the people, it is a big deal for us to hand over some people from each family."
"Yes, ask for people, goods for goods, weapons for weapons, and ensure that the government is decent and have an explanation for the people!"
"It's difficult, I got the information, this time the American side asked for it."
"Shit Mexican government, why should you be afraid of the Americans, they really dare to fight it!"
A group of people began to curse again.
vented for a while, but I didn't discuss the reason.
"Can you get in touch with Sean?" Suddenly, someone said, and the conference room fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time.
"That's the way it is, everyone starts their own relationship for public relations, even if this so-called anti-drug operation is over."
"Good!" Everyone responded, got up and walked outside.
As for contacting Sean, no one mentioned it anymore.
Leaving the hotel, the six gangs returned to their lair one after another, and ...... on the way
"Contact Yuri now, I hope he can do me a favor, money is not an issue."
"Contact Gustavo and say I want to go to Colombia to see him."
"Let's find a way to contact the Jonas family in the United States."
Snakes have snake paths, rats have rat roads, and these Mexican gangsters can stand for so many years, and they naturally have a foundation.
There have always been rumors on the road that Sean has ties to the mafia and international criminal organizations, but there are really few people who know the truth, and they are all legends.
But these Mexican drug syndicates know one thing, Sean took the umbrella to Colombia two years ago to destroy Pablo.
Originally, after Pablo's death, Colombia's drug market would definitely fall into chaos, which was the rule, but unexpectedly, as soon as Pablo died, two pan-drug groups immediately took Pablo's place
Divide the Colombian drug market in two and keep it in order.
Not only that, but there is rarely any conflict between the two drug groups.
It's not fucking normal!
No one knows more about the pan-drug group than the pan-drug group, just look at the relationship between the six major gangs in Mexico, so everyone thinks that Sean must have eaten profits in this industrial chain, and it is a very high-end kind.
Mexico is a transit point for drug poisons entering the United States, and Colombia is a drug distribution center.
In addition, it is rumored that the reason why Sean led people to kill Pablo and even used ballistic missiles was because Pablo killed Sean's brother, the number one gang controller in Colombia, Jeff!
Therefore, several major groups are trying to find ways to contact Sean through their own connections. When things get to this point, the fight must be fought, but as long as it's not yourself, it's not necessarily a good thing, isn't it!
The umbrella will not be permanent, just look at Colombia......
Just when the six major drug offender organizations were trying to contact Sean, an integrated mechanized infantry division and an air force group under the umbrella were assembled in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The news was announced in a bright light, and when the news reached Mexico, the people of the four major groups of Culiacán, Guadalajara, Matamoros, and Sonora breathed a sigh of relief. Juarez and Tijuana, on the other hand, are scared to pee!
Phoenix is right in the middle of the cities of Tijuana and Juarez, almost the same distance from both cities, and the sword of Damorix has been raised.
Let's see who is more sincere!
By the way, since half a month ago, the residents of Tijuana and Juarez have run halfway through, and when the news came, more people began to pack their bags