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Zinn observed that the influx of Hispanic laborers for construction projects, especially during Montana's oil boom and economic development phases, inadvertently created opportunities for cartels, particularly the CJNG—considered the second-largest cartel globally—to establish footholds in the region. Unlike their traditional handle on the Southwest border, these groups have shifted tactics, infiltrating interior states by blending into local communities, especially in areas experiencing rapid construction and migration.