Mexican drug cartels mimicking Italian mafia's business model
Posted: August 17, 2009 at 2:17 a.m.
Shopkeepers in this pinecovered mountain region easily recite the list of "protection" fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or construction-supply firm.
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