Does the cartel run avocados?
But avocados and limes have long been used by drug cartels to help finance their violent business plans. Emily Green reports for VICE News from Mexico and joins us from Mexico City.
What was the name of the village the Mexican defended?
For years, Ayahualtempa had maintained its own defense force, dozens of armed men who patrolled the village and manned checkpoints and held overwatch positions on the roofs of unfinished homes.
Why did Biden stop avocados?
The US has lifted a short-lived ban on importing Mexican avocados. The Biden administration announced a ban last week after a US inspector was verbally threatened. The ban sparked fears of an avocado shortage and a potential increase in prices.
What do Mexican cartels want?
As the United States of America is the world’s largest consumer of cocaine, as well as of other illegal drugs, their demand is what motivates the drug business, and the main goal of Mexican cartels is to introduce narcotics into the U.S.
Do cartels have lawyers?
Cartels hire teams of computing specialists to hack into data networks along with savvy, talented attorneys to help them skirt the legal system. They work with accountants to exploit the banking systems in the United States and Europe.
Why are Mexican avocados banned in the US?
Mexico’s avocados had been banned in the decades before the North American Free Trade Agreement from 1994, Orden said — mostly out of a concern that weevils, scabs and other pests could enter U.S. orchards from imported products.
Why can’t the US get avocados from Mexico?
The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico because a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico was threatened, The Associated Press reported. The suspension started Saturday after the inspector was threatened in Michoacán, the only Mexican state authorized to export avocados to the United States.