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. and our friends abroad.
