Just finished a lousy 5K--but although my time is still poor, I had a good chuckle while passing a news broadcast.
Colombia may be known as a land of drugs, but fentanyl only showed up last year, & I've done a lot of PSA'ing with street folk about its dangers & how N Am'ns have built a culture around naloxone readiness.
The chuckle: Authorities just took down some fentanyl smugglers, but are still warning Colombians about the scary drug from beyond. Every culture has its outside menaces eh? π
@MLClark What drugs do the Colombian cartels typically traffic? Fentanyl is an import, so curious what they export.
@MLClark That is sad, but 'tis the way of the world ... Thank you for the insights.
@WordsmithFL
Sadly, the illegal mining trade is quite brutal too. Clan del Golfo staged what it called a "strike" a year back, taking some mining towns hostage for a few weeks when legal miners were advocating for safer working conditions and more state protection.
In the blended jungles of Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil, some groups also poison the waterways with runoff from their operations, and brutally enslave the local Indigenous. Suffice it to say... crypto would 100% be a step up!