If Newsom had his way, the cartels would continue to run drugs and sex slaves in California. If the Democrat Party had its way, Trump would be impeached for stopping the flow of illegal aliens controlled by the cartels.
“If my suppositions belong in the “Leap of Faith” conspiracy theory category, lets review the passage SB-946 Safe Sidewalk Vending Act of 2018. This law was passed by the California Legislature to protect those who sell merchandise on the street. The word “safe” was intended to apply to these individuals rather than their customers.
The real purpose of SB-946 was to not allow law enforcement to fine regulate, or arrest street vendors. It was understood this law was passed to protect illegal aliens from threats of the Trump administration to deport residents with criminal records residing in Sanctuary Cities
As it turned out the State of California in effect made legitimate, the operations of Mexican Drug Cartels to launder profits from selling narcotics and other illegal activities they conduct in the United States.”
The Democrats have legalized the cartels in California. Buy from a street vendor and you are probably buying from the cartel. Think about that.
Cartel Money laundering operations by Richard Eber
Richard Eber, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views, 4/17/25 www.capoliticalnewsandviews.com
I learned the hard way about the alleged operations of the Mexican Drug Cartel. As a lifetime air-head, my iPhone15 Pro Max was lost a couple months ago. A tracking advice showed its location could be found in the
predominantly Hispanic section of Concord.
Knocking on doors of an apartment building, it proved impossible for me to find information pertaining to where my cell phone was located. No one whom I spoke with was willing to speak in English.
In the parking lot could be found a long line of containers of water that held cut flowers. There were several food carts in need of repair that were stored outside as well.
This scene brought to mind a connection with flower sales conducted on freeway off ramps and throughout the city. Similar conditions applied for food push-carts that could be found near parks, schools, and events, where large groups congregated
Everyone who manned these sales outlets were Mexicans who speak a limited amount of English. As newly arrived immigrants, it is assumed most of these people were illegal aliens who lacked credentials to qualify for conventional employment accorded those holding work permits or Green Cards.
With this being the case I wondered who might own the business’s that operated these enterprises?
Checking with the City and County I learned while operating licenses were issued, there was little regulation of outdoor marketing enterprises. They had no jurisdiction or interest to determine if employees selling these goods were legal or not.
In order to operate a business in Contra Costa County, only a drivers license is required, (along with paying fees) to become a street vendor. It is not the providence of these governmental entities to collect applicable sales taxes or vet sellers.
I then questioned city county offices to see who was running the flower and food cart concessions? Lots of DBA’s could found but nothing came up that would link these business’s to law breakers.
However, it doesn’t take Clark Kent to figure what is going on in my town and throughout the state. Apparently no one in law enforcement cares very much about these seemingly innocuous enterprises.
If my suppositions belong in the “Leap of Faith” conspiracy theory category, lets review the passage SB-946 Safe Sidewalk Vending Act of 2018. This law was passed by the California Legislature to protect those who sell merchandise on the street. The word “safe” was intended to apply to these individuals rather than their customers.
The real purpose of SB-946 was to not allow law enforcement to fine regulate, or arrest street vendors. It was understood this law was passed to protect illegal aliens from threats of the Trump administration to deport residents with criminal records residing in Sanctuary Cities
As it turned out the State of California in effect made legitimate, the operations of Mexican Drug Cartels to launder profits from selling narcotics and other illegal activities they conduct in the United States.
Paying minimum wages were not an issue as W-2 forms are not required to engage in this type of work. Even if a street business is successful, individuals who toil in these enterprises are unlikely to ever qualify for a business license to work on their own.
In addition health laws are continually broken. A prime example are home made tamales that are not prepared in commercial kitchens as stipulated by health departments. Cleanliness standards applying to restaurants, are absent in most cases.
There have been some sporadic arrests by the Federal Government of Cartel money laundering activities in the United States.
This has included The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Los Angeles. Cash deposited there was sent via wire transfer to China. The recipients were suppliers of chemicals used to formulate fentanyl and meth based drugs. The transaction was completed when these ingredients were shipped and received by drug cartels in Mexico.
Another clever scam used drug receipts to buy large numbers of cell phones in the United States. The buyer took delivery of these purchases in Mexico. The cartel could then sell this product locally at a profit. It was not necessary for them to purchase a stash of Tide detergent to launder their receipts from South of the border.
While proof of those who control flower and food cart sales in California is scant, we can be ask if anyone other than Mexican Drug Cartels might be conducting this street trade?
The answer is “no one”. The Cartels are involved in a large scale money laundering operation. Sales figures for their street trade can be inflated as well. This is especially true with flowers. Unsold wilted blooms are converted to green money as it doesn’t matter what the spoilage level might be.
Food push carts come closer to break on sales of fresh fruit, drinks, and food. The results are similar to flower distribution. In both cases vital cash flow is provided to the cartel’s expanding business empire.
Abundant profits can be invested in real estate or legitimate operations such as restaurants and laundromats, where cash receipts are difficult to track. This is such an ingenious business plan, one might ask “Why didn’t I think of it first”.
This is a good question for the California Board of Equalization, who art responsible for collecting taxes. Any investigations by California Attorney general Rob Bonita isunlikely. He is too busy trying to protect illegal aliens with criminal records from being deported while filing frivolous lawsuits against the Trump Administration.
Cartel money laundering operations are but a “bug on the windshield of life” in the Golden State. Despite successful efforts of Donald Trump to close off the border to illegal immigrants, this will not deter the Sinaloa, Juarez, Sonora, and Tijuana Cartels from plying their trade in the United States.
