The Economics Conundrum (In My Head) - Venezuela Drug Money

It's been awhile since I did an update to the conundrum. The conundrum itself has been expanding rapidly anyway, but this Venezuela thing, the drug war, has become a true puzzle. I know I'm not new to the concept that black market drug money gets laundered by some of the most prominent banks. That's obvious. But how does all this fit? How is it something new?

Why do so many politicians and media outlets, mainstream as well as liberal pundits, and even many conservatives kept ranting about the Venezuelan as well as Colombian "fishing boats" - large speed boats with up to four very large outboards, lightweight boats filled with tanks of fuel and bales of cocaine as well as packages of fentanyl, fishing boats they all claim that keep coming despite the well-known danger (truly avid fishermen!), open-hull boats that cruise in open seas at speeds over 50 miles per hour - when it is obvious to anybody that they are running drugs to the U.S. as well as boats to Africa with drugs for Europe? Why do so many people who clearly know better keep making these ignorant claims? And why is it wrong for the navies of the world, especially the U.S Navy, to stop drug-runners? Why the mass psychosis?

For me, that's a huge conundrum.

This update from Promethean Updates helps:

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