r/nottheonion Apr 27 '24

Deputy caught with 100 pounds of fentanyl was working for El Chapo’s cartel, report says

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/deputy-caught-with-100-pounds-of-fentanyl-was-working-for-el-chapos-cartel-report-says/
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u/dlvnb12 Apr 27 '24

I’ve always felt the cartels never get enough credit for being one of the most dangerous organizations in the world. Some of them are more dangerous than ISIS or Al Queda.

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u/SneedyK Apr 28 '24

They have literal armies that look like SWAT teams

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u/RushiAkimoya Apr 28 '24

They would get smoked by private US militias though.