by Ben Ashford at Daily Mail
Ruthless Mexican cartels are exploiting Joe Biden‘s relaxed immigration stance to turn people trafficking into a billion-dollar racket ‘worth more than dope’, a DailyMail.com investigation can reveal.
The president tore up hardline Trump policies after taking office but denies sparking a crisis along the southern border where authorities are struggling to deal with a surge in migrant families and unaccompanied kids crossing illegally.
A slew of experts and well-placed law enforcement sources have told DailyMail.com, however, that notorious drug gangs including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas are seizing upon the reforms to ratchet up human trafficking operations.
As one source told us: ‘The cartels have realized that under Biden there is serious money to be made from people trafficking without any of the distribution issues you face with narcotics. People are the new dope.’
DailyMail.com visited a handful of border towns this week along the Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost tip of Texas and the frontline in what Biden officials insist is an immigration challenge rather than a full-blown crisis.
US authorities are struggling to deal with a surge in migrant families attempting to enter the country at the Mexican border after President Biden relaxed immigration policies. Pictured: A large group of Central American migrants are apprehended by US Border Patrol Agents in Penitas, Texas on March 12…