Mexican cartels are controlling the cattle industry throughout Central America

“[The Mexican cartels] realized that so long as we hyper-focus on fentanyl or narcotics or even illegal immigration… they needed to diversify their investments… The cartels realized that you know what, we will always be in business, so long as we are trading in the licit business of agriculture.”

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Texas Public Policy Institute Senior Fellow @AmmonSBlair SOUNDS THE ALARM: Mexican cartels are controlling the cattle industry throughout Central America—giving the transnational criminal organizations staying power as they diversify their pools of income.

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— One America News (@OANN)June 18, 2026