Hitting Mexico's Drug lords Where It Hurts

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Mexico Seeks To Fill Drug War Gap With Focus On Dirty Money -- L.A. Times

The evolving anti-laundering campaign could change the tone of the Mexican government's battle by striking at the heart of the cartels' financial empire, analysts say.

Reporting from Mexico City — Tainted drug money runs like whispered rumors all over Mexico's economy — in gleaming high-rises in beach resorts such as Cancun, in bustling casinos in Monterrey, in skyscrapers and restaurants in Mexico City that sit empty for months. It seeps into the construction sector, the night-life industry, even political campaigns.

Piles of greenbacks, enough to fill dump trucks, are transformed into gold watches, showrooms full of Hummers, aviation schools, yachts, thoroughbred horses and warehouses full of imported fabric.

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My Comment: The only way to have an impact on Mexico's drug cartels is to hit them where it hurts .... their pocketbooks.