They are a land-locked country with NOTHING, absolutely nothing.
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Except enormous poppy fields that both Bush and Obama refused to burn to the ground to shut off the revenue.
Yes, they have that but you can BET that the land owners there rule with an iron fist and don't let the "peasants" get profit.
The same is true of all the countries which grow/make drugs for the USA and West. The Mexican President IS the leader of the drug cartel. THAT was/is/always will be the source of his power.
The third world drug-producing sewers are all run by just a few EXTREMELY wealthy and powerful family who control the land, banks, military and government.
Supply and demand: the West and USA want the drugs. We are the biggest users so as long as there is the demand the third world sewer despots are delighted to supply.
Pretty simple, isn't it?