The paper is the result of Prof Chomczynski's research in Mexico since 2015. The thesis of the paper is that drug trafficking is a kind of adaptive strategy and a response undertaken by marginalised local communities in the face of the activities of sinister criminal organisations in the region. The results of the study indicate that illegal activities initiated by drug dealers are part of the local population's survival strategy when confronted with organised crime.
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