Wow, an additional gem of an unnerving punchline (at least for me) is close to the end of the article:
"(...) That’s why Mexican cartels are building citywide CCTV networks[1], forcing kidnapped engineers to build secret radio networks[2], and shipping stolen iron ore to China in exchange for bulk meth precursor chemicals[3]. It’s not a question of whether cartels beyond Jalisco can’t get their hands on computerized mills to make their own guns, but how far up they’re willing to scale."
"(...) That’s why Mexican cartels are building citywide CCTV networks[1], forcing kidnapped engineers to build secret radio networks[2], and shipping stolen iron ore to China in exchange for bulk meth precursor chemicals[3]. It’s not a question of whether cartels beyond Jalisco can’t get their hands on computerized mills to make their own guns, but how far up they’re willing to scale."
[1]: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/cartel-cctv
[2]: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/radio-silence
[3]: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/inside-the-cartels-global-m...