More from Joe Biden's open borders: Mexican cartels reportedly behind organized retail thefts
Is there anything on the mayhem front an open border can't do?
The latest news is that Mexico's cartels are behind the organized retail thefts that are shutting down the shopping centers of America.
According to the Washington Examiner:
Mexican cartels are behind the spike in organized retail crime and are deeply entrenched in every level of the process, according to the federal government's chief investigative agency.
Retailers nationwide sustained nearly $100 billion worth of losses in 2021, the highest year on record, according to the National Retail Federation report published in September 2022. The growing number of cartel-run theft rings around the country drove that figure up from $70 billion in 2019.
"Organized retail crime is leading to more brazen and more violent attacks in retail stores throughout the country. Many of the criminal rings orchestrating these thefts are also involved in other serious criminal activity such as human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, weapon trafficking, and more," said Steve Francis, acting executive associate director for Homeland Security Investigations, in a statement. HSI is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Footage of the recently abandoned Nordstrom in San Francisco is dystopian-like evidence that radical justice “reform policies” have failed civilized society. California needs a reset on crime. #California #Crime #RetailTheft pic.twitter.com/tsBfDVIhK3
— Jeff Reisig (@jeffreisig) August 28, 2023