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Given this context, cartels make a calculated choice: they avoid actions that could provoke US involvement. They value their American customers too much to risk destabilizing that relationship — a strategic decision that often goes unspoken but is well understood within these criminal circles.
For instance, recent signs of threats or banners appearing in Mexican territories—such as those allegedly linked to Los Chapitos—have raised questions about the source. Notably, a particular banner did not come from Los Chapitos themselves, indicating the possible involvement of others within or outside the cartel hierarchy.