El Primo: Most Cartel Violence Comes from Low-Level Peasants Who K*ll & Rob (Part 3)

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In a revealing interview, El Primo, a Detroit-based drug dealer, shared insights into his rise in the drug trade and his perspective on cartel violence. After a difficult period involving probation and family tensions, he re-entered the drug world through connections with his cousin and eventually escalated from small-scale cocaine dealing to handling large amounts of marijuana. El Primo emphasized the relative calmness of marijuana trafficking compared to crack cocaine and heroin, describing these markets as involving different “classes” of dealers.

Significantly, El Primo argued that much of the cartel violence is not orchestrated by top leadership but comes from low-level peasants who resort to killing and robbing to survive. His experience reflects a hierarchy within the drug trade where violence is often localized and driven by desperation rather than strategic cartel operations, shedding light on the complexities behind the violent drug economy.