You seem to suffer from reading comprehension issues. My thoughts about the cartel are exactly the same as my thoughts about the us government. Both are entities that use extreme violence to control the flow of commodities.

> One example would be kidnapping to extort farmers, causing them to lose their farm and livelihood

I take it you don't read much about the activities of our military or intelligence services over the last eighty years or so.

Or, for that matter, the activities of the paramilitaries your 401k or mutual funds financed.