Like a lot of people, my morning routine involves clicking around a few major news sites to see what people are talking about that day. Disgusting cruise ships and exploding Russian meteorites aside, one of the stories that caught my eye today was a CNN.com story about Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the head of the notorious Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. Yesterday, the Chicago Crime Commission named Guzman “Public Enemy Number One,” a title CNN notes was created for bootlegger and gangster Al Capone.
Not since Capone “has any criminal deserved this title more than Joaquin Guzman,” commission President J.R. Davis said in a news release. “Guzman is the major supplier of narcotics to Chicago. His agents are working in the Chicago area importing vast quantities of drugs for sale throughout the Chicago region and collecting and sending to Mexico tens of millions of dollars in drug money.”
The distinction isn’t surprising. Guzman’s syndicate is the single largest supplier of marijuana and other drugs that come into the U.S. It’s a lucrative gig — according to Forbes, Guzman’s net worth exceeds $1 billion — which explains why Guzman so ruthlessly protects his turf. Estimates of the death toll in Mexico’s drug war are now over 60,000.
What is surprising is that neither CNN’s story nor most of America’s elected officials have connected the dots between Capone and Guzman and how prohibition was the source of their power and wealth. Whether it’s the 1920′s or 2013, ceding control of a lucrative market to criminals enriches thugs like Capone and Guzman. Conversely, just as ending alcohol prohibition put bootleggers out of business, ending marijuana prohibition would deal a significant blow to drug trafficking cartels like Guzman’s.
Yes I agree with this fact. By prohibiting, Capone and Guzman became the sole kings of the field. By directing the drugs to Chicago and Mexico they actually stamped their authority as undisputed kings in narcotic trade. Ending Prohibition, they have lost their clout somewhat but if the network is strong, they can penetrate anywhere.
Alphonse had better style sense. He looks very dapper; love the hat, nice suit, tie, white shirt. Guzmann has a down jacket and a funny cap.
Man this is getting so depressing. Why can’t supposedly intelligent people see the obvious. I hope I survive until we get medical or legal in Illinois.
a friend of mine just told me he can buy a half a pound of marijuana in mexico for 40 US dollars, that’s alot of profits waiting for it once it reaches the USA. the profits are incentive enough to risk breaking the law. we need to end prohibition and bring back reasonable marijuana prices!
and for those that think a half a pound is too much marijuana, that is the amount the federal gov’t sends their select list of federal medical marijuana patients every single month! why even think of settling for legalizing only an ounce of flowers?! when you can easily walk into a liquor store and buy a case of hard alcohol when even downing a single bottle of vodka in a sitting would likely kill you!
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman formally thanked the U.S. Congress for keeping drugs illegal.
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