Part of the reason that would be extremely difficult to have a successful outcome is that would need to include targeting upper echelons among the Mexican government and police forces.
Going back to 2006, when Mexico began their war against the cartels, they stated it would be years into the future before the cartel problem would be resolved. Well, here we are and infiltration blew up over time in area and in numbers of cartels. I’m not sure how much this factors into it but the Mexican population is relatively dense compared to the states. Mexico’s land mass is about 1/5 the size of the US. I just checked the numbers: US population: 333,191,085 with Mexico’s population: 132,003,035. A targeted effort would require huge numbers.
The report Mexico: Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations, prepared by the U.S. Congressional Research Service, shows the situation of the cartels in Mexico:
“In 2022, law enforcement cooperation between the United States and Mexico is the weakest it has been in 15 years," it states.”
“It details that structural factors compromising security and stability in the country include persistent criminal impunity, entrenched corruption, and continued demand for illegal drugs from the United States and Europe.”
"Ivan" for Borderland Beat Report says Sinaloa Cartel looks to face many challenges in 2020 and 2021 as rivals see a formidable drug empire...
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DEA needs to work overtime to get the job done in the states. The following is a good attempt but a drop in the bucket to what’s needed. Clean up on aisle 7 doesn’t help much when the store is flooded.
www.dea.gov