As I have previously stated in my timeline, the Narcos actually took over Mexico and used drug money to buy military equipment to protect themselves from US aggression before The Exchange (what my Nuclear War is called). The invasion of the US was the result of a combination of perceived weakness in the US AND retaliation for attacks on Mexico itself. The Russians had a hand in pushing the invasion and "Division Cuba" was slated to help Mexico from the onset (the name being an Intelligence ruse).
The Mexican drug gangs acted as "pathfinders" for the invasion of the US. Things aren't settled enough for normal drug operations to resume in the US but there's still lots of looting and pillaging to get done yet!
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