Its difficult Sam. To get elected, you need to have some cartel or the other backing you. Most Governors and Mayors were elected this way.
They are only able to make policies that attacks upstart groups or groups in severe disfavor within the cartel on pain of death. A Military Officer was given full powers to clean up Juarez, immediately he resumed he got a call from a cartel boss offering him $80,000 a week to take orders from the cartel boss. He claimed to have refused but not many people believe him.
Sometimes a bigger cartel wants to take over a plaza, thats when you have the Federales going toe to toe with the State Forces.
Example is when Chapo wanted to take over the plaza of Juarez.
So its all very fucked up. If an official makes a move against a cartel, he risks his life AND his family. Everything. Hell, even the Presidente had a pissed cartel boss wanting to track his movements.
Its fucked up mano.
They are only able to make policies that attacks upstart groups or groups in severe disfavor within the cartel on pain of death. A Military Officer was given full powers to clean up Juarez, immediately he resumed he got a call from a cartel boss offering him $80,000 a week to take orders from the cartel boss. He claimed to have refused but not many people believe him.
Sometimes a bigger cartel wants to take over a plaza, thats when you have the Federales going toe to toe with the State Forces.
Example is when Chapo wanted to take over the plaza of Juarez.
So its all very fucked up. If an official makes a move against a cartel, he risks his life AND his family. Everything. Hell, even the Presidente had a pissed cartel boss wanting to track his movements.
Its fucked up mano.