Narcos and avocados: Mexico’s diversifying drug cartels
May 23, 2023
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<p>In attempts to amass more wealth, these organisations are dabbling in <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/11/fentanyl-trafficking-tests-americas-foreign-policy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newer narcotics</a> and even <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/05/11/mexicos-gangs-are-becoming-criminal-conglomerates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">taking on the mining sector</a>. The result is taking a toll on the country’s economy. Can a <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/05/03/western-firms-are-becoming-interested-in-a-soviet-medicine?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">100-year-old discovery</a> solve the problem of antibiotic resistance? And we celebrate the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/04/19/shakespeares-first-folio-assembled-the-worlds-greatest-literature?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first folio</a>.</p><br /><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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