Post by Poor Richard on Feb 10, 2024 18:01:33 GMT -7
America's 'last best place' is overrun by Mexican cartels because gangsters 'can charge 20 TIMES the price for drugs' - with overdoses 'SURGING'
The Daily Mail reports "Mexican drugs cartels have expanded all the way north and are targeting America's 'last best place' by preying on vulnerable Native American communities in Montana.
A recent report showed Montana to be the second most 'addicted' state with 18.2 percent of the state's population using illicit drugs in 2021 - a figure that has only been rising as time goes on.
Drug cartels from Mexico are drawn to the state of Montana because of how much money they can squeeze out of residents.
Fentanyl pills, for example, can be sold for 20 times the price in Montana than other areas - like urban centers closer to the border. The pills can be made for less than 25 cents in Mexico and sell for $3 to $5 in urban cities, but could rake in up to $100 in parts of Montana.
The drug problem has specifically plagued Montana's Indian reservations - where traffickers trap Native Americans in a cycle of addiction and debt. "
Read the full story here.
A recent report showed Montana to be the second most 'addicted' state with 18.2 percent of the state's population using illicit drugs in 2021 - a figure that has only been rising as time goes on.
Drug cartels from Mexico are drawn to the state of Montana because of how much money they can squeeze out of residents.
Fentanyl pills, for example, can be sold for 20 times the price in Montana than other areas - like urban centers closer to the border. The pills can be made for less than 25 cents in Mexico and sell for $3 to $5 in urban cities, but could rake in up to $100 in parts of Montana.
The drug problem has specifically plagued Montana's Indian reservations - where traffickers trap Native Americans in a cycle of addiction and debt. "
Read the full story here.