Wealth from Mexican Cartel global actions involving crime, drug and human trafficking and numerous other illicit transactions, is enormous! Where is it?

 

Sheinbaum urges Trump to 'share' captured drug lord's ill-gotten billions with Mexico's poor

By Monica Showalter www.americanthinker.com

On the chutzpah front, it's hard to top Mexico's rulers.

Here's the latest from la presidenta, Claudia Sheinbaum, who has advice for President Trump, the leader is getting rid of her country's cartel problem for her.

According to CBS News:

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday said she would ask the United States to share the $15 billion it expects to extract from convicted Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada with her country's poor.

Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Zambada pleaded guilty in a New York court on Monday to murder and drug trafficking, particularly of fentanyl — a powerful narcotic responsible for tens of thousands of US overdose deaths annually.

In pleading guilty, the 77-year-old avoided the possibility of the death penalty but still faces life imprisonment at a sentencing hearing due at a later date.

As part of the deal, Zambada, who had initially pleaded not guilty, agreed to forfeit $15 billion in ill-gotten gains.

Addressing her regular morning press conference, Sheinbaum said: "If the United States government were to recover resources, then we would be asking for them to be given to Mexico for the poorest people.

Which is quite the nerve from her.

After all, whose job was it to capture Zambada, who, according to the story, fed his cartel rivals to hungry tigers and the like.

And more important, who sat on her hands while he was amassing this fortune, only to see it lost when the U.S. apparently tricked him into flying into Texas, where he was picked up by authorities? That $15 billion was just waiting for her and she did nothing.

Trump had to do the dirty work of capturing this beast. Now she wants the beast's money, ostensibly for the poor of Mexico, as if Mexico didn't have that kind of money from illegal alien remittances to throw around for the poor if they really wanted to.

As with the U.S., it's likely she means money for NGOs, which have a record of keeping most of the cash for their salaries. The poor wouldn't see much of this cash even if in the unlikely event it were released to the Sheinbaum government for distribution.

Make no mistake, Mexican officials could have caught this guy, and many others, if they had wanted to, and had they not been so addicted to the payoffs from the gang, allowing it to continue and grow in power and influence in exchange for a 'today' reward for the party faithful holding sinecures.

How many years has nothing been done, other than "hugs, not bullets" for cartel members, which was the policy under Sheinbaum's mentor and predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and apparently her, too, although she has extradited a couple dozen drug dealers to the U.S. in exchange for lower tariffs on Mexican products into the U.S. How many years.

More to the point, why did this monster's money pile grow so big?

Did his shipment of drugs into the country, often through illegal alien "mules" have something to do with this? Maybe the cash pile ought to go towards compensating blameless victims of the fentanyl crisis or putting the plagues-on-society dotting city streets into involuntary treatment? That would be a reasonable use of the beast's billions.

Better still, how much cash did this beast take from illegal aliens for "crossing fees"? Better than handing it out for fentanyl cleanup, it should be used to alleviate repatriation costs for Mexico's and other countries' nationals who used cartel "services" during the Biden border surge. Spend it on deportations for illegals and the money comes full circle.

That would be an appropriate use of the cartel cash.

The good news for Sheinbaum is that cleaning up cartels sets the stage for ordinary Mexicans to go from poor to rich. A stable security backdrop is essential for prosperity to take root. If she can drop taxes and regulations, the prosperity will get even higher and there won't be much of any poor to subsidize in the first place.

Here's the other good news: The CBS report says that aside from Zambada, there are a lot more of them for Mexico to harvest wealth from. If Trump doesn't get them first, they're hers, them and all their money if she'll just go get them. She's still free to raid the toads' nests with all she's got -- and after that she can then spend the cash any way she wants. It's waiting for her until Trump figures out a way to lure them out of their holes and snaps them up for the U.S. Finders, keepers.

It's time to get a clue, Claudia.

 

This fantastic post says it all when it comes to demography and democratic rule!

 

Demographic tidal wave strikes Europe

By Bill Ponton www.americanthinker.com

Demography can explain a lot about history. Imperial Rome’s military strength and will to rule declined in tandem with the decrease in its population relative to that of the barbarian hordes. In the 19th century, European colonization was fueled by a rapid rise in population with the advent of the industrial revolution when scientific medicine and public health reduced infant mortality and infectious diseases. These measures cut the death rate, while the birth-rate remained high at its old replacement rate. Population pressure in Europe drove it to colonize most of the world. However, as the industrial revolution gathered steam, living standards rose, urbanization increased and, most important from the perspective of demographers, the birth-rate began to fall precipitously.

In the 20th century, after the European introduction of modern medicine and public health measures to native colonial populations, their numbers rose abruptly just as the Europeans had in the previous century. By the middle of the 20th century, demographics had shifted decidedly in favor of the subject people as the tide of European settlers receded. That explains, to a large degree, the rapid decolonization that occurred at the time.

Algeria was a classic case of this reversal. In the 1830s, the Arab population numbered only about 1.5 million and was in decline. Large waves of French settlers crossed from the northern to the southern Mediterranean, moving into what seemed an open space. Agricultural development grew dramatically, with cultivated land expanding from 2,000 square miles in 1830 to 27,000 by 1954. French healthcare virtually eradicated malaria, typhus, and typhoid, and brought about a striking reduction in infant mortality among non-Europeans. As a result, the Muslim population rose sharply reaching 4.5 million by 1906 and 9 million by 1954. This demographic transformation ultimately contributed to the end of French rule in 1962.

Populations are still growing in many places within the developing world where living standards are slow to catch up. The birth-rate is declining just as it did a century earlier in Europe, but it will take some time to come into balance again with the death rate in those regions. During this period, populations will continue to swell.

In the 21st century, with the birth rate declining below the death rate for native Europeans, its population is shrinking while non-European populations are still growing. This has left a vacuum in Europe that is rapidly being filled by non-Europeans. In essence, they are colonizing Europe. The modern-day movement of migrants from the Indian subcontinent, Middle East, and Africa is aided by modern technology that makes it easier for them to discover the loopholes in European legal systems and exploit them with the assistance of open-border NGOs. Migrants easily penetrate the border defenses of Europe, not that those defenses are very formidable anyway.

In fact, instead of pulling up the drawbridge on fortress Europe, they are inviting migrants in greater numbers. For example, in the UK alone, it is estimated that authorities have allowed a migrant population to settle in the last decade within its borders that is equal to 7% of the total native population. At the current rate of immigration and immigrant reproduction, the UK natives will find themselves to be subjects of this new wave of colonizers within this century. That is how shifting demographics and democratic rule work together to steal a continent.

"His testimony also forces D.C. policymakers to grapple with the uncomfortable truth: Billions in U.S. taxpayer aid have gone to a country where officials have worked hand in glove with the cartels." This is total insanity!

 

When the Trump DOJ got a Mexican drug lord to apologize

By Wendi Strauch Mahoney www.americanthinker.com

In a watershed moment for the war on drugs, one of the most elusive and powerful drug lords in modern history — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, 77, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel — stood before a U.S. federal judge and admitted guilt.  Cartel bosses don’t typically apologize, but in court, El Mayo did just that:

I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done. ... I apologize and take responsibility for my actions.

Long considered untouchable, Zambada García was a shadowy figure who outlasted many rivals, evaded capture for decades, and quietly directed one of the most profitable and violent narcotics empires in the world.

Zambada was a “principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise from January 1989 through July 2024,” the press release states.  A previous indictment in the Western District of Texas (WDTX) “charged Zambada García with, among other things, RICO conspiracy for his participation in money laundering, murder and drug conspiracies, and violations of state law for murder and kidnapping for conduct between Jan. 1, 2000, and April 11, 2012.”

The DOJ’s August 2025 press release describing his guilty plea continues:

The Cartel’s operations initially focused on cocaine distribution based on cooperative arrangements and close coordination with South American sources of supply and distribution networks. This changed in the 2000s when the Colombians, seeing increased law enforcement activity, started to abandon their U.S. distribution businesses in favor of permitting Mexican traffickers to invest in cocaine shipments at wholesale prices, which those Mexican traffickers would then distribute in the United States. As a result, Mexican traffickers and the Cartel began to take a more integral role in moving cocaine from Colombia into and throughout the United States.

Under Zambada García’s leadership, the Cartel also recently branched out into the production and trafficking of fentanyl, including by purchasing fentanyl precursor chemicals from Chinese companies and producing many thousands of kilograms of fentanyl in laboratories both in rural areas and major cities in Mexico for distribution in the United States.

The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for shipping massive quantities of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl into the U.S., killing tens of thousands of Americans annually.  Under Zambada’s leadership, the cartel perfected large-scale smuggling operations using tunnels, aircraft, hidden compartments, and networks of corrupt officials on both sides of the border.

His admissions confirmed what Washington long insisted but Mexican officials often denied: that the Sinaloa Cartel is centrally managed, structured like a corporation, and designed to flood American streets with narcotics.  This acknowledgment could strengthen future prosecutions, sanctions, and policy actions.

For decades, Zambada García worked relentlessly to expand the Sinaloa Cartel’s reach and solidify his influence, especially after the 2016 capture of his partner, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Perhaps the most explosive part of Zambada’s plea was his acknowledgement of systemic bribery.  He admitted paying politicians, generals, and police officers to shield cartel operations.  Court testimony in the trials of El Chapo and former Mexican security minister Genaro García Luna confirmed that this corruption was indispensable: from local police escorting drug convoys to federal insiders tipping off cartel leaders about raids to officials advising how to evade investigations.  Such collusion allowed Zambada’s criminal enterprise to function on a vast scale.

U.S. officials have long suspected pervasive corruption in Mexico but lacked testimony from someone at the top.  El Mayo’s admission undercuts decades of denials from high-level officials about bribery in Mexico.  His testimony also forces D.C. policymakers to grapple with the uncomfortable truth: Billions in U.S. taxpayer aid have gone to a country where officials have worked hand in glove with the cartels.

Zambada’s downfall began July 25, 2024, when he was arrested in El Paso, Texas — reportedly lured onto a plane by one of El Chapo’s sons under false pretenses.  He claimed, via his attorney, that he was “abducted and handed over” to U.S. authorities — an act that underscored deep betrayal within cartel ranks.

According to the DOJ press release,

Zambada García faces a mandatory life sentence for leading a continuing criminal enterprise, and a maximum sentence of life in prison on the RICO count. As part of the plea agreement, Zambada García also agreed to the entry at sentencing of a $15 billion forfeiture money judgment.

Recovering the funds will likely be difficult, but the symbolism is significant.  The U.S. government is not only arresting cartel leaders, but also targeting the financial infrastructure — banks, shell corporations, and front businesses — that sustain their empires.

In exchange for his plea, U.S. authorities dropped pursuit of the death penalty.  Sentencing is scheduled for January 13, 2026.

Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the broader progress in the war against drugs under President Trump.

“Mexican authorities,” Bondi stated, “have expelled more than 50 high-ranking cartel leaders and other dangerous criminals to our country to face prosecution, historic numbers.  We now have leaders from CJNG, Sinaloa, and Los Zetas in our custody,” Bondi added.

Trump’s DOJ is prosecuting cartel members as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, a designation announced by secretary of State Marco Rubio in February following a January 20 executive order issued by President Trump “to address cartel activity and stem the flow of illegal aliens and illicit drugs at the southern border.”

 

At times like these, a post with simple questions and simple answers provides satisfaction!

 

Simple questions and common sense answers

By Jack Hellner www.americanthinker.com

There are many things that come up every day that can be solved with simple questions and common sense answers. Deep analysis by the media and consulting so-called experts is not necessary to come up with the solutions. 

The Federal Reserve:

Is it a tough concept to understand that you only have one primary residence when applying for mortgages? The answer is no.

Should someone who lies on mortgage applications by claiming that two residences are primary to get lower rates sit on The Federal Reserve Board? The answer is no.

Should the person who lied be fired? The answer is yes. And it does not matter what race the person is, or whether they are a man or woman—this is not a person who can be trusted on monetary policy for the rest of us.

I have seen much coverage in the media analyzing the termination of Lisa Cook, wondering if alleged mortgage fraud is a legitimate “cause” for firing. Obviously it is.  They say this case might end up at the Supreme Court. Why the heck would a simple case like this end up at the Supreme court? What a waste.

If a president sees that a Federal Reserve official won’t resign after being caught in some pretty serious financial fraud allegations, should the president ignore it? The answer is no. Yet, here’s this from NBC News via Yahoo:

Trump tampering with Fed independence is risky for the economy, experts say

Does the Federal Reserve Board look independent—which it’s supposed to be—when it never blamed Biden’s policies for the high inflation his policies obviously caused? Does it look apolitical when it constantly blames Trump’s policies for inflation that hasn’t even occurred? The answer is no. They look as objective as the Justice Department, IRS, and intelligence agencies under Obama and Biden.

Shouldn’t people, including the president, criticize the Federal Reserve for losing hundreds of billions of dollars for years because they pay higher interest rates on one-day money than they earn on two-, five-, and ten-year bonds? The answer is yes.  The Fed is inflating the national debt and causing harm to the economy by paying these high daily rates, which help big banks and the rich.

The market is clearly less worried about inflation than the Fed, or bond interest rates would be higher.

The Senate:

Should we have a Senator named Adam Schiff, making laws for the rest of us, who continually lied on mortgage applications? The answer is no.

Should news networks continue to have Schiff on when he has so much trouble telling the truth? The answer is no.

Should a lawyer, Adam Schiff, lose his law license since he is so willing to lie on mortgage applications to save money? The answer is yes. Why should he be trusted to tell the truth on legal filings?

Drivers licenses:

Should anyone issue a regular or commercial drivers license to illegals who can’t read the Rules of the Road book and road signs? The answer is no.

Isn’t the job of people who issue driver licenses to try to make sure that the roads are safe for everyone including pedestrians? The answer is yes.

Wouldn’t it be proper for the Trump administration to cut off funds from states that continue to issue licenses to people who can’t read until they comply? The answer is yes, because money talks.

Boys and girls:

Is it ever okay for boys to have the right to expose themselves in girls’ restrooms and locker rooms? The answer is no.

Do girls have a right to privacy and private spaces? The answer is yes.

Should boys be suspended from school for complaining that a girl was in their locker room? The answer is no.

Should a girl be suspended and arrested for videotaping in a boys locker room? The answer is yes. 

Sadly, most journalists don’t seem to have the ability to come up with simple questions and answers. They are too busy repeating talking points as they campaign for Democrats and in their ten-year effort to destroy Trump.