How avocados became 'green gold' to Mexican drug cartels, and a deeper dive into the Pivot Airlines saga

 

 

Yes, that’s Avery talking to a Mexican cartel leader. Yes, during the week when the Canadian government said, don’t go to Mexico and if you’re there, shelter in place because of cartel violence.

 

 

 

 

This particular cartel is known as the most ruthless in all of Mexico, with a penchant for extreme displays of public violence.

 

 

W5 cameraman Jerry Vienneau shoots video of heavily armed Mexican cartel soldiers in Michoacan, Mexico.

 

And yes, that’s Jerry shooting cartel members. I should say, shooting video. Unflinchingly. Beast.

 

Here’s the twist. This is not a story about drugs. It’s a story about a lesser-known cartel product. A product that many of us probably have ripening on our counters. Avocados. Yes, the 'Green Gold' as it’s called in Cartel Land is a multi-billion dollar industry and you may be shocked to learn what farmers are doing to protect their crops and their families in an industry that Canadians support by buying hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the little green fruit.

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The average Canadian consumes 2.5 kgs (almost six pounds) of avocados a year. That’s twice as much as the average European.

 

Source:   CTV W5