Slaves of the Cartels

Mikel Sandór Piña

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Mikel Sandor Pina
25 September 2025

Globalization; Macroeconomics; Economic geography

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""Slaves of the Cartels""

What if you were told that drug trafficking isn't just a drug problem, but a global economic system that operates on the logic of modern slavery? A system where human life is worth less than a bullet, and where the wealth of a few is built on the corpses of thousands.

""Slaves of the Cartels"" is not another book about violence or drug lords. It is a brutal investigation that lays bare the anatomy of a monster that has perfected exploitation: cartels as transnational corporations that operate with the cold-bloodedness of an investment bank and the cruelty of a concentration camp.

You will discover:

The myth of ""narco-luxury""

99.6% of recruits die or are imprisoned before the age of 25. Their Rolexes are fake, their mansions are temporary, their gold-plated guns... they're never used. The feudal pyramid:

The top 0.001% of the bosses accumulate 92% of the profits, while the hawks and hitmen survive on less than $300 a month and a life expectancy of 25 years. The economy of terror:

Cartels invest in ""handouts"" (0.1% of their profits) to extract $2,500 in extortion and generate $18,000 in social damage for every dollar ""donated."" Bloodwashing:

For every dirty $1, they pay only $0.28 to launder it in Miami, cryptocurrencies, or phantom agro-exports. Ghost states:

Where the government disappears, the cartels impose their law: 1 hitman for every 20 inhabitants, swift ""justice"" with 100% effectiveness, and clandestine clinics to treat gunshot wounds.

With devastating data from the DEA, Europol, UNICEF, and international prosecutors' offices, this book proves that the ""war on drugs"" hasn't failed: it was designed to fail. While governments blame each other, cartels already control markets in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and their business model-based on fear, debt, and desperation-is being exported like an unstoppable virus.

By: Mikel Sandór Piña
Imprint: Mikel Sandor Pina
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9798230416630
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 25 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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