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by walterbell 1014 days ago
> have all been dependent on state support ... they have no state allies

Do Mexico and China count?

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If Mexico is a state ally of the cartels, why do they smuggle in their guns from the US?

China providing weapons to cartels is laughable.

https://insightcrime.org/news/chinese-money-launderers-mexic...

> While the involvement of Chinese money-laundering rings in handling drug proceeds from Mexico is nothing new, a number of recent court cases in the United States have revealed crucial information about how these schemes work ... weekly pick-ups from representatives of Mexican criminal groups, made in cash ranging between $150,000 and $1 million, with an average of $500,000. These were made in large cities including Chicago, New York and Atlanta ... network of Chinese-owned businesses in the United States and Mexico ... transfer a correspondent amount of money through Chinese banking apps. This happened entirely through the Asian country’s domestic banking system.