Mexican cartels use dried sea cucumbers as currency
Drug traffickers in Mexico have started using dried sea cucumbers for transactions. This delicacy has become an object of smuggling and secret deals with Chinese chemical suppliers.
In brief
- Mexican cartels introduced a new currency in the form of dried sea cucumbers.
- The price of dried sea cucumbers reaches $3000.
- Dried sea cucumbers are used for deals with Chinese suppliers.
- This delicacy is considered a symbol of wealth in Mexico.
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