120 murders last month in Sinaloa is the highest since anybody can remember. Most of the fallen were police and narcos. 2 hours after the official start of the recent military operation "Culiacan - Navolato" I heard the thunder of automatic weapons kill a man in his car just a block from our home. The drug war is on... at least here.
This is a global war being fought on Mexican territory. Drugs from South America destined to markets in North America and Europe with guns and grenades from Asia. Nobody wants to admit it but World War 3 began a while ago. The US dollar and the drugs are so inseparable that it's estimated 80% of the bills in circulation are tainted with cocaine... literally.
Back in Canada a large cartel was just "taken down"this week in Toronto. Just the tip of the iceberg and about as comforting as watching the Arctic ice shelf melt before our eyes.
Why are people with so much wealth and technology consuming drugs? Are drugs that good? Probably. Is it too late to stop the trend? Probably. Is there something we can do? Yes. We can legalize the entire narcotics culture and the world becomes as predicted by Huxley: Peaceful and high. A tough pill to swallow? Only the first time.
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- Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
- I'm a watersports enthusiast and Canadian citizen living in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa, Mexico. My favourite activities here include kiteboarding, salsa dancing, and rafting on the Tamazula River.
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