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Mexico’s cartels are taking a $1.3 billion bite out of the economy through extortion—and they’re getting hungrier
fortune.com/2025/07/11/mexico-cartel-crime-extortion-protection-racket-how-big
It started with a phone call to a men’s clothing store in the heart of Mexico City’s historic center. “I need you to put together 10,000 pesos ($500) for me weekly, or else we’ll have to do something,” the voice said.
The owner hung up and didn’t answer the phone again for days. But when…
This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-07-11 12:32:45.