Part III of III: From Turf to Ideology, The conversion of gangs to movements.
2004 Special Opinion for the Pioneer Press
The good old days of narcotics’ trafficking solely operated by profit-driven entrepreneurs is giving way to something new. The notion of a friendly old “hippie” peddling pot is a myth whose time has come. Savvy traffickers of yesteryear are rapidly, and alarmingly, being taken over by ideological zealots that seek the destruction of both the U.S.…






