Episode

1/3 Guy Lawson: Drug Cartels, Bankers, Stoner Arms Dealers & Ponzi Schemes

January 3, 2013

Author, Guy Lawson explained how Mexican Drug Cartels operate in Mexico in the United States, how cartels operate like multinational corporations, how drug prohibition promotes violence, what the HSBC drug money laundering tells us, why its important to pick the right kind of ponzi scheme to operate and the latest news on the “stoner” arms dealers.

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