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The Unseen Truth About Gringo Cartels and Drug Trafficking
In Monterrey, just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Texas border, it’s no shocker to hear about Jesús Esquivel’s explosive new book: The Gringo Cartels (Grijalbo, 2025). “If you spend any time in Texas, you can’t help but see how the drug world infects everything,” states novelist Hugo Valdés, a frequent border crosser. His words ring true—“The drug traffickers *are* across the border, and they’re a part of our landscape too!” proclaims a Catholic priest as he glances at the book’s cover.
But hold on! Cross over to the other side of that militarized wall, and the topic of “gringo narcos” getting cozy with *made in USA* cartels? Now that’s a taboo! According to Esquivel, the U.S. authorities will only acknowledge a *cute* communion of Mexican and American criminals, avoiding the *inconvenient truth*—the real cartels are domestic too!
“The DEA claims ignorance when it comes to American cartels,” chimes Esquivel in a phone interview. “It’s all part of the *politically correct* narrative!”
For Trump, the narrative suits him just fine—he needs to keep the spotlight on Mexican, Venezuelan, and Colombian drug traffickers while conveniently ignoring the American distributors who *serve* notorious cartels like Sinaloa or Jalisco Nueva Generación. The DEA’s response? Surprisingly muted, “We don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Esquivel had already exposed the blatant anti-Mexican bias in the *war on drugs* in his previous work, Gringo Narcos. However, the fentanyl explosion has flipped the script! Now, American traffickers aren’t just subordinate players; they’ve gone rogue—operating independently, fueling the epidemic with *freedom*!
“Interviews with DEA officials led to a bombshell revelation: *American gangs* like the Hells Angels have evolved into cartels, becoming *key players* in logistics and money laundering,” Esquivel explains.
The Dark Reality Behind the Fentanyl Crisis
Around 15 years back, the U.S. finally took a stand against pharma companies like Purdue Pharma, the very ones that unleashed an opioid plague. The price of fentanyl? Cheap. The profit? Massive. The result? An astonishing 600 Americans are *dying every single day* from this lethal concoction, thanks to the *failed policies* of those in power!
In a desperate bid to control the chaos, the U.S. authorities razed laboratories and passed draconian laws limiting painkiller purchases. But of course, that only paved the way for more *Mexican drug traffickers*, who wasted no time setting up clandestine labs funded by Chinese precursors.
“Afterwards, the *American drug traffickers* dove deeper in! They’re now running the show—distributing drugs, haggling prices, and laundering money like it’s Wall Street!” Esquivel states emphatically. “This is just plain American capitalism gone wild in the drug trade.”
Sure, fights break out among these franchises, but nothing like the brutal violence witnessed in Mexico or Colombia. “If the bloodshed escalated to such a magnitude here, you can bet they’d be wiped out in no time,” he warns.
“While some gringo cartels fit the Latino stereotype claimed by many, like the Salvadoran Calle 18 in California or Chicago’s Gangsters Disciples, motorcycle clubs like the Hells Angels have established themselves as major players in *drug logistics*,” Esquivel insists.
A Hard Look at the Reality of Drug Trafficking in America
It’s a real twist of fate! The Hells Angels, iconic among bike-loving patriots, secretly thrive in the shadows of *Trump’s America*, subtly turning him into their unwitting ally. As Esquivel quips, “These aren’t just random culichis you’re looking for,” pointing out a recent DOJ bust targeting supposed *high-ranking* Sinaloa cartel members who look nothing like what the cliché would suggest.
Names such as Earl Frank and Chantell Reynolds should raise eyebrows—no stereotypical Culiacán faces here. This is the harsh awakening America needs: Arrogant about the *source of drug problems*, our own citizens are knee-deep in the very drug violence they pretend to stand against!
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