[PHOTO] Cartels are not just for drugs. This is fiction—a simple distraction to draw away your scrutiny. Cartels do not advertise what they are, or welcome your examination. They can be politically structured, or for profit, or both. They are usually clandestine. Cartels are international, domestic, or a combination. They exist to improve their own money intake, cloak their activities, and restrict any competition with them. A cartel controls output of its products or services. A cartel controls access, identity, and cooperation. A cartel is never good for the consumer or group being controlled. A cartel exists for its own...