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'El Chapo' Is Done, But Mexico's Cartel Wars Certainly Aren’t
Jul 23, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
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Highlights
- Now that he has been incarcerated for life at the ADX supermax in Colorado, the criminal career of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is officially over.
- The larger forces shaping organized crime in Mexico will continue to overshadow the role of even the most powerful organized crime bosses, like Guzman.
- Due to the huge amounts of money involved in the international drug trade, violence will continue to beset Mexico.
- As a result, companies operating in Mexico will continue to contend with demands for bribes, the risk of becoming collateral damage, extortion and other threats.
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