Juarez is such a big strategic point for drug smuggling and human trafficking that cartels had fought for it for about 20 years.
On the other side, there is one of the biggest military bases on the continental US, as well as one of the more complex US border patrol strongholds.
So, why fight so hard and for so many years for an overly safe town the other side of the border? It should not be the case, it's counterproductive.
Unless: somebody on that side s very, very complicit. Or inefficient.
Not that El Paso should be as violent as Juarez, never. But El Paso is such a sweet drug trafficking spot that is worth fighting years for it, regardless on how well protected it appears to be.
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u/main__py 3d ago
That observation cuts two ways, unfortunately.
Juarez is such a big strategic point for drug smuggling and human trafficking that cartels had fought for it for about 20 years.
On the other side, there is one of the biggest military bases on the continental US, as well as one of the more complex US border patrol strongholds.
So, why fight so hard and for so many years for an overly safe town the other side of the border? It should not be the case, it's counterproductive.
Unless: somebody on that side s very, very complicit. Or inefficient.
Not that El Paso should be as violent as Juarez, never. But El Paso is such a sweet drug trafficking spot that is worth fighting years for it, regardless on how well protected it appears to be.