In various parts of Mexico, local drug markets do not operate according to supply-and-demand logics alone. What is sold, how it is sold, how much it costs, where it is available, and even how it is consumed depend largely on the decisions of local criminal groups.
Retail drug markets are a relatively recent focus for Mexican criminal organizations. Traditionally, major trafficking groups concentra...
Patterns detected: ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey – The article carefully frames the rise of local criminal groups as simply “evolving” drug distribution, subtly downplaying the inherent violence and destabilization involved. This tactic avoids confronting the fundamental shift in power away from traditional transnational cartels. The use of phrasing like "more refined approaches" suggests a degree of sophistication without acknowledging the brutal realities of enforcement and control.
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