Claim #2
Another cause of drug cartels is the power that these cartels have. Cartels literally have more people in their organizations then Mexico has in its army. That makes it difficult for other countries to step in and try to help. If things go terribly wrong, cartels have enough people to start a full out war. Another source of power cartel members have is the fear they strike into everyday citizens. The acts of crime cartels perform and then mark with their trademark is a scary thought for all the citizens that live in areas controlled by cartels which brings me to the next source of power. Cartels continue to expand their territories which mean they own more and more territories where they import, export, and produce their drugs and then commit their crimes. This is a more social/class issue because cartels only take advantage of lower class or poor communities. Given the circumstances that those citizens are already in economically and the fact that they are scared of cartel members it makes them an easy target to intimidate and take advantage of.