"Cartel Enforces Death Threats for Non-Use of Its Bootleg Wi-Fi in Mexico"
TL;DR
In Michoacán, Mexico, a cartel known as Los Viagras has been extorting locals by forcing them to use and pay for the cartel's own wifi service, threatening death for non-compliance. The cartel's makeshift internet system, built with stolen equipment, was charging around 5,000 people inflated prices, potentially earning the cartel $150,000 a month. This is part of a broader trend where cartels diversify their revenue streams beyond drug trafficking, exerting control over various local markets and services. Law enforcement has seized the equipment and is investigating the case.
Topics:worldcrime-and-justice##crime-and-justice#extortion#losviagras#mexicancartel#michoacan#narcoantennas
- Mexican cartel provided wifi to locals – with threat of death if they didn’t use it The Guardian
- Mexico residents face deaths threats from cartel if they don't pay to use makeshift Wi-Fi "narco-antennas" CBS News
- Mexican Drug Cartel Forces Locals To Pay For Its Makeshift WiFi Or Be Killed NDTV
- Mexican cartels force locals to cover bootleg Wi-Fi costs under threat of death Fox News
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