Chapter 853 - 797: Doing Things This Way?
Daria took the notebook and used the radio to contact General Sid. While waiting, she connected the notebook to a projector, projecting several photos on the wall behind Mountain Eagle.
Kate didn't speak, but focused on the photos on the wall...
The angle and distance of the photos made the portraits not very clear, but the environment and buildings in the background were quite clear.
Daria thoughtfully picked up a small remote controller and handed it to Kate, allowing her to adjust the size of the photos and browse other photos...
Kate looked for about ten minutes, then took out her computer and compared it with the FBI database, shaking her head slightly, saying: "I don't recall these people in the photos.
Are they really related to the Sinaloa Group?"
Daria shook her head, picked up a teaching rod, pointed at the photos behind her, and said with a smile: "You are focusing on the wrong thing; it's not these people who are important, but these buildings!"
Kate was taken aback, then her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "Do you mean that these places are secret warehouses of the Sinaloa Group?"
Daria smiled, nodding, and said: "To be precise, they should be secret money vaults!
The data tracked by the United States Treasury and DEA annually shows that the Sinaloa Group's revenue is in the range of 5 to 8 billion US dollars.
But we all know this number is not accurate because since 2004, Sinaloa has averaged inputting one ton of HLY and 1.5 tons of iceD into the United States weekly, and since 2012, they have input over 50 tons of Fentanyl annually, and other types of drugs are countless.
Along with human trafficking, money laundering, other contraband smuggling, and real estate investments...
8 billion US dollars is only the limit you can track, but far from their revenue limit!"
As she spoke, Daria pressed the notebook, changing a few photos...
These photos show two box trucks driving into a farm, stopping next to a device resembling a fuel dispenser, then driving into a warehouse.
Looking at Kate's furrowed brows, Daria smiled and said: "From your expression, you must know what they're doing, right?"
Kate nodded slightly and said: "That's a weighbridge. Large drug cartels use weighbridges to weigh trucks to calculate the amount of cash inside.
In 2014, the DEA intercepted a brand new truck in Los Angeles, containing 150 million US dollars in cash...
The Sinaloa Group compresses cash using hydraulic presses, then combines vacuum packaging to compress a million US dollars into a brick shape of 30cm by 20cm by 10cm for concentrated transport.
They ensure during packaging that a one dollar brick weighs 10 kilograms to facilitate quick handover and calculation.
If those two trucks are loaded with cash, the place in the photos should be a money vault."
Kate showed a somewhat worried expression as she looked at Daria and Mountain Eagle, saying: "Don't tell me you want to drag me into the idea of hitting the money vault...
Once this is exposed, it will completely anger the Sinaloa Group, and they will resort to indiscriminate slaughter and reckless drug import to pressure Mexico to exert diplomatic pressure on the United States government.
Believe it or not, there's precedent for this...
There was once a DEA investigator who stole money from a drug lord, and the drug lord pressured the Mexican government by creating chaos, forcing the police to arrest him and throw him into a Mexican prison.
When DEA went to great lengths to bring the investigator back, he was already destroyed!
Mafia sometimes behaves in a more terrifying manner than terrorists to maintain their standing.
Mexico's drug war has been ongoing for a long time, but besides thousands of deaths and injuries annually, it hasn't had any positive effect.
sir, I know you might not be afraid of the Sinaloa Group, but you have to understand my standpoint...
I've always cooperated with the Mexican government, trying to arrest and prosecute 'Shorty Guzman'. Our aim is just to deconstruct the Sinaloa Group, dismantle their power structure, and attract other drug cartels to attack them.
But if you go about it the way you said, once the Sinaloa Group is fully mobilized, the economic loss caused by the chaos is unbearable."
Mountain Eagle understands Kate's implication; capturing and extraditing 'Shorty Guzman' is an act of justice within the framework of secular law...
And when the extradition is complete, 'Shorty Guzman' is likely to be imprisoned for life in the United States, leaving the Sinaloa Group unable to cause trouble on a large scale there.
But if the Bangkok Group cooperates with Mountain Eagle's people to rob Sinaloa's money vault, that's another matter entirely.
Creating chaos to force the Mexican government to compromise, compelling them to intervene in 'illegal activities' through diplomatic means, is no hard thing for the Sinaloa Group.
Kate looked at Mountain Eagle's nonchalant expression, a bit concerned, and said: "sir, I know you are fighting against the Sinaloa Group and have achieved certain results.
But I must remind you, robbing a drug lord's money vault, regardless of consequences or difficulty, is far more severe than robbing a bank!
You're a smart person. I think you can understand that robbing on a drug lord's turf is simply not worth it!
Maybe there's 500 million to a billion US dollars in cash in that money vault, but how many people do you have, and how much can they carry out from there?
Even if they load the money onto the vehicles, the vicinity of the money vault is the territory of the drug lords. How far can they run with tons of cash?
Besides, I really don't think, with your current wealth, you still need that money."
Mountain Eagle smiled at Kate, who was earnestly trying to persuade him, and said with a laugh, "You should listen to the end of my plan before making any judgments...
I indeed don't need that unusable black money. Even if I rob it all, that money would just be a burden for me.
But just because I don't need it doesn't mean that money can't become 'military funding'...
Think about how you guys support opposition armed forces in those Middle Eastern countries?"
Kate's eyes widened in shock and she said anxiously, "Are you going to cooperate with the 'Helix New Generation'?
NO, NO, NO, that's absolutely unacceptable. Those people are all madmen!"
Mountain Eagle shook his head disdainfully and said, "More accurately, they're madmen you people nurtured...
Although there's no concrete evidence, I know a crime group with such an extremely obvious violent characteristic like 'Helix New Generation' couldn't have grown large enough to compete with the Sinaloa Group for territory without support from within the United States.
You white folks just love supporting the 'madmen' in other people's homes; Ben Laden was this way, ISIS too.
But facts have proven that you simply can't control those 'madmen'!"
Mountain Eagle noticed Kate's uncomfortable expression and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not like you. Even if I have to play games of divide and conquer, I'll have a firm grip on the 'tiger' and make it tear and bite according to my command.
If it dares to secretly take an extra bite of meat, I can break it into pieces!"
At this point, Kate finally realized something...
"Tiger?"
As she spoke, Kate looked towards the door, where General Sid and Tiago walked in, Sid supporting himself with a cane...
The moment Kate saw Tiago, she recognized him, paused for a few seconds, then looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Is this the tiger you were talking about?"
Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "Doesn't he look like one?"
Kate frowned and asked curiously, "Do you really think he has this capability?"
Mountain Eagle smirked and said, "Don't get it wrong, this is a war between me and the Sinaloa Group. Mr. Tiago might not have the capability to run a drug trafficking network, but doesn't he have the capability for sabotage?
I'll arrange for him to escape during a transfer, accompanied by a group of very formidable mercenaries.
As a high-level individual abandoned by the crime group, if you add the rage of having his entire family killed, it's quite understandable to develop a bit of a vengeful mind...
His identity ensures that the Sinaloa Group is in the wrong when it comes to him. As long as the damage caused by Tiago is big enough, it will force 'Shorty Guzman' to come forward for negotiations.
And that's your opportunity!"
Kate looked at Tiago, who sat at the lower end of the dining table emotionlessly and said with a frown, "Family killed? Revenge?
How can the Sinaloa Group believe that?"
Mountain Eagle pointed at Daria beside him, smiled, and said, "These are the details you need to worry about...
I believe, with your capability, assisting us in fabricating a massacre and relocating Mr. Tiago's family to El Salvador for protection shouldn't be too difficult.
As for spreading the rumors to build Mr. Tiago a persona as an avenger, that's what you all should be considering."
With that, Mountain Eagle stood up and pointed to the picture of a Farm on the wall with his hand, smiling as he said, "There's 400 million US dollars hidden here. Taking it down, our Mr. Tiago would have enough 'military funding'!
General Sied's soldiers are formidable, and with Mr. Tiago's understanding of the Sinaloa Gunman Group's operations, they can certainly open the situation quickly.
Look, Mr. Tiago now has people, money, and support from the United States, so making a significant achievement shouldn't be too difficult for him.
The most important part is, our Mr. Tiago does not intend to sell drugs...
As long as you're willing to step up and help make some introductions, there's definitely someone in the Mexican Government who would be happy to see an anti-drug organization with social responsibility emerge and grow!"
Kate glanced at Tiago, who looked ashen-faced, then looked at Mountain Eagle like she was seeing a ghost...
Turns out the labor was captured by you for free, the money is the Sinaloa Group's, and the political support is sent to you by a fool like me...