Here's the full article, for anyone curious. This part made me chuckle:
“It can be very difficult to say who is a member of a criminal organisation, and who isn’t,” said Dittmar. “What about a politician that receives money? Or someone who cooperates with the group just once?”
The article also points out that Mexico has a hypermilitarized problem--its cartels have access to heavy-duty stuff--but... so does too much of US "law" (property) enforcement.
Where's the line?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/mexico-cartels-fifth-largest-employer-study