[QUOTE]Originally posted by bendable:
What portion of the cartels business is supported by U.S. demand ?

30%? 50% ? More ?[/QUOTE

I'm not an expert on what they are using,Meth would be one.


This study compares the 50 states and the District in terms of 20 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and employee drug testing laws. You can find some highlights below.


States with the Biggest Drug Problems
1. New Mexico 11. Tennessee
2. West Virginia 12. Indiana
3. District of Columbia 13. Alaska
4. Louisiana 14. Kentucky
5. Colorado 15. Wyoming
6. Missouri 16. Vermont
7. Arkansas 17. Mississippi
8. Nevada 18. Arizona
9. Oklahoma 19. Oregon
10. Michigan 20. Rhode Island

https://gilavalleycentral.net/...s-with-drug-problem/

We are a society in decline. No drug war is going to stop our fellow citizens from self-medicating and nothing any of us can do will save those that end up chasing that lifestyle. The 'victims' here are also the perpetrators. Not suggesting we can't take on the cartels.. just pointing out it's an intractable problem and the demand is insatiable and not going away.

Drones, mines, firecracker rounds, helicopters....the military have tools that can take area denial border control up a notch from mere wall-building.

Just announcing the rules of engagement were changing to include some of the above might deter the traffic. The cartels would probably figure out other routes to smuggle their stuff in, but there's a reason the stuff currently comes from the south, and making them use other, more difficult/expensive paths would cut the profitability/supply.

Not a surprise, there isn't much of Mexico that isn't under full cartel control (white areas)