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Originally Posted by Olefin
heck didnt even think of stuff like the various criminal organizations in Colombia, Venezuela, US, etc.. doing something like deciding that it would be really great, with no organized law enforcement left to stop them and the various militaries in the area in chaos, to take over an island nation and make it their own private preserve
i.e. I dont see your typical Caribbean police force having the firepower to turn away Pablo Escobar or the Mafia when they show up with their private armies armed with Uzi's and other assorted guns to take over and run the place for themselves
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The drug cartels may have lots of guns, but what happens when the market for their prime product drops into the cellar? What would they turn to to maintain their strength and their hold on the people under their sway? Here's an ironic switch--the chemists switch over to manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Heroin, morphine, and cocaine, of course, but what would they need to start production runs of aspirin, acetaminophen, sulfa, and other badly-needed and highly-prized and highly-priced medical drugs?