Cartel Member Tells NYT ‘Can’t Even Sleep’ from Fear of Trump Administration Crackdowns

Cartel Member Tells NYT ‘Can’t Even Sleep’ from Fear of Trump Administration Crackdowns


Finally. An American administration that actually has violent members of Mexican drug cartels fearing for their existence. A high-ranking member spoke to the New York Times on condition of anonymity for fear of capture. “You can’t be calm, you can’t even sleep, because you don’t know when they’ll catch you” the cartel member said. “The most important thing now is to survive.”

Others said that due to military strikes inside Mexico, some drug cartel members have already gone into hiding. “Trump established a deadline, and we are seeing the results of everything we could have seen in years being done in a month,” Jaime López, a security analyst based in Mexico City, said to the NYT. “The government is sending a message that when it really

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