Just caught the documentary on the Escobars. Great stuff - it really captured the malevolent energy of the times there. I handle a lot of federal drug cases, and the thought amongst those on the enforcement side is that Pablo's kill 'em all mentality resulted in successor cartels becoming less violent and more businesslike. His rivals in Cali figured out that it was better just to bribe the shit out of everyone than to kill them. That's been the operative model since - until the Mexican government went to war with the cartels there (with predictable results).
No doubt the soccer players got mucho dinero from the narcotrafficantes. What were they supposed to do in a country that poor?
Fascinating juxtaposition of big-time sports and big-time black market business.
No doubt the soccer players got mucho dinero from the narcotrafficantes. What were they supposed to do in a country that poor?
Fascinating juxtaposition of big-time sports and big-time black market business.