Buscaglia: Mexico Should Go After Politicians and Businessmen That Help Cartels Doris Gomora - El Universal
go to original May 10, 2015

"What prevents Mexico from pacifying its territory is a political problem, not a technical one" Buscaglia said. (laregiontam.com.mx)

In an interview with El Universal the researcher at Columbia University said that Mexico has not yet decided to take the historic step of going against the businessmen and politicians that are part of drug cartels.

The operations of Mexico's federal government against cartels do not lead to their dismantling because that would imply the arrest of politicians and businessmen. When leaders are arrested they are replaced and the group maintains its operation and financing intact, said Edgardo Buscaglia, senior Research Scholar in Law and Economics at Columbia University.

"The problem is that in order to dismantle the network it is necessary to arrest politicians and businessmen, and Mexico has not yet decided to take the historic step of going against the businessmen and politicians that are part of these networks. The operations in Jalisco, Tamaulipas and Michoacán will be useless until that happens," he added.

"What prevents Mexico from pacifying its territory is a political problem, not a technical one of weapons, helicopters, training or intelligence; it is an impunity pact that prevents intelligence agencies from penetrating organizations and obtaining information about politicians and businessmen so that they are held accountable," Buscaglia explained.

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