countries like Japan, Singapore, Taiwan have strong anti-drug laws and they are not failed states.
When a Mexican drug lord gets busted, this is what you'll find
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The point is that Mexico is notoriously corrupt at all levels of government and police. When you add in that it is on the main direct route from the coke producing regions in South America to the major market in the USA, you can perceive the problem.
There is so much $$$ to be made from the drug trade that corrupt countries as well placed to profit as Mexico become destabilized. I'm not sure that Mexico is that much undermined at this point. It's a pretty large, populous country. IIRC, the most notorious example was Bolivia which was largely ruled by narco gangs for several years. Columbia was heavily destabilized back in the Pablo Escobar day and I suspect it's not much better now.
The Reddish ones are bills of $500 Mexican Pesos, thats like $40 CAD , the next to the right, the blue ones are $1,000 Mexican Pesos, the Green ones are $200 Mexican Pesos, that a loooooooooooooot of money.
The police founded that money in a secret room in a Luxury house in Mexico City, you are watching 250 Million Dollars
That money surely doesn't include the stash of emergency or insurance cash that he has to pay his lawyers for representation or bail, likely hidden elsewhere or held in trust.
From a defence lawyer's point of view............. it's kinda hard to come up with an explanation for all of this. The old "Maybe one of the guests at the party I had last night might have dropped something behind the couch" explanation really wouldn't work here.
Or would it?
Perhaps a crate of donations meant for Africa accidentally flew over and landed on your backyard - with a few millions set aside for third party donation can also help with good company.
