Another thing about drugs and the money involved. Look at it this way, I can't recall the source right off hand. But, one report I read about the
Columbian cartels income from drugs alone, surpasses the USofAs GNP per year.
That's right, the Gross National Product of the United States of America is less than what those drug dealers are making.
See below links for recent search links, I just pulled these up and used the one I found to reflect global numbers. Notice South America/Columbia
isn't listed.
GNP
Here is one from about the time period I mentioned above, that I've read about the GNP comparison to the cartels. This one lists that countries
"ligitimate" GNP from then;
GNP 1998
Look at it this way, if the pharmecutical companies profits exceed $360 billion a year, it's obvious the illegal trade out performs even them.
Especially when looked at on the global distribution point of view.
I'm sure some one here on ATS could present a more current and accurate profile of todays drug trade. Whether or not they read this and then decide
to do such is up to them.
I'm just running with what I remember, and filling in with some links to show the level on which these people are playing. Considering these cartels
make more than most second world countries and even first world countries make a year. They are the black market bankers so to say, as in they can buy
what ever they want.
Many drug cartels have their own private armies, and the news has reported on DEA agents even going over to their side.
It is a serious market, one most people havn't a clue about, and only think they know, trust me. Unless you have been around or in that arena, you
can't under stand.
It's very much like war, you don't know, until you have been in one.
CIA, is over their heads in this drug trade. There is no out for them, unless there whole system is grounded. Even then, some will continue in it
after the agency has been disolved. Because that is what it would take to stop their involvement, disolving the agency.
What's the odds of that happening...