It established itself as one of the world’s most powerful drug trafficking groups with a trademark mix of business acumen, ingenuity and lawlessness. The changes, sources said, have allowed the Sinaloa Cartel and the region’s other major drug trafficking groups to rebound quickly even as the pandemic continues to devastate economies. Even before the pandemic, officials said, the cat-and-mouse contest between drug traffickers and law enforcement agents was anything but static. The Sinaloa Cartel bookkeeper estimated that the organization’s use of tunnels had increased by about 40% during the pandemic. “They’re adjusting,” Realuyo said of the drug trafficking groups.

Source: Indian Express December 30, 2020 08:42 UTC