I would totally understand if the citizens of our communities started taking matters into their own hands regarding cartels and their street gang proxies.
No matter how ‘illegal’ they may be, if they are within the U.S. they get all the Constitutional rights when it comes to prosecution of crimes. Witnesses against them have a disturbing amount of ‘bad luck’.
Attacking them in Mexico would be seen as an act of war against a sovereign nation. There is no way that Mexico would agree to such actions. Regardless of current corruption, Mexican history wouldn’t allow for it. Who knows where such a thing would lead? We did it 100 years ago with not-so-happy results.
Many were under the illusion that legalizing (and of course taxing) marijuana would put the cartels out of business in the U.S. Instead they seem to be growing and prospering more than ever. Would you voluntarily openly compete against them for sales?
Two can play that game. Go read about Los Pepes in Colombia.