With all of the money it should be no surprise that the cartels will broaden their criminal enterprises. We are at the beginning. Look at what the mafia did without the government helping them on transportation and recruiting! What Joe has done in a few years will take a lot more years to undue, time is of the essence:
"Mexican cartels have become well known for smuggling people outside the United States over the border, as well as for trafficking all types of illicit narcotics, including fentanyl, into the country. But these and other criminal groups around the world, such as in Romania and Chile, have expanded their operations to include other money making initiatives, including crimes in the retail environment."
To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the ORC problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of December.
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