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== Founding the Guadalajara Cartel == | == Founding the Guadalajara Cartel == | ||
Together with Felix and Fonseca, Caro Quintero decided to bring every marijuana-growing operation in Mexico under one organization, in a manner similar to OPEC. It was called a cartel because they would work together to fix prices of marijuana. | Together with Felix and Fonseca, Caro Quintero decided to bring every marijuana-growing operation in Mexico under one organization, in a manner similar to OPEC. It was called a cartel because they would work together to fix prices of marijuana. Later, they expanded to purchase cocaine from [[Pablo Escobar]]. | ||
They ran into many obstacles, including the fallout from Caro Quintero's staged kidnapping of his girlfriend Sara Cosio. Her father was a high-ranking PRI member and government secretary, so Caro Quintero's actions put him and his cartel at risk of investigation(normally, such a thing would not be an issue, since they had most law enforcement in Mexico bought off) | |||
== Fictional depictions == | == Fictional depictions == |