The Mexican government’s pretend “War on Drugs.”

”Guzmán most likely arranged his arrest. He is safe and more than comfortable with the Guzmán's Sinaloa cartel friendly Mexican Government as the government goes after his rival Los Zetas cartel.

“One thing is for certain this weekend: Guzmán's power will not wither with his arrest. What is never certain in Mexico is where the next carnage will fall – only that it will, for Mexico's war is not only Mexico's business, it is the world's, as long as Europe and America cherish their insatiable need for drugs, and the business thrives – the profits banked – with impunity. In that landscape, Chapo's arrest is just another stepping stone.”
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Joaquín 'Chapo' Guzmán: the Mexican drug lord adept at playing the system 

Head of the Sinaloa cartel rose to the top through a combination of political nous and ruthlessness, writes Ed Vulliamy 

theguardian.com, Saturday 22 February 2014 16.06 EST

The only real winners in Mexico’s and the US's  “War on Drugs” are the U.S., U.K. and European Banks; Wachovia, HSBC, Wells Fargo, UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and others. 

"Estimates are that $500 billion to $1 trillion of international criminal proceeds are moved internationally and deposited into bank accounts annually. It is estimated that half of that money comes to the United States”, Senator Carl Levin.

 U.S. and European too big to jail banks pull down at least 20% interest rates on cartel deposits.

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Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail

How HSBC hooked up with drug traffickers and terrorists. And got away with it 

By Matt Taibbi
February 14, 2013 8:00 AM ET