10 Facts About Mexican Cartels
7. Even more troubling than drugs, Mexican cartels are now heavily involved in trafficking people, both for the purposes of slave labor and sex. “Why? Because a dose of drugs can be bought and consumed only once, but the same human being can be exploited in many forms over and over again throughout a lifetime,” says Marcela Chacón, Costa Rica’s deputy minister of interior and police.
8. Over 70% of the guns recovered from cartel-related crimes originated in the US. Mexico has only one legal firearms dealer in the entire country. The US has over 6,700 licensed firearm dealers near the Mexican border.
