Mexico is the result of what happens when drugs are illegal and the gangsters end up with more money than the government and more firepower than the military. I actually think the Mafia in Italy has the same or almost as much power and influence. I mean, just look at all the people in Italy from nearly all levels of government and business over there who have been tried or convicted of Mafia collusion. The difference is that the cartels use brute force and savagery, and money of course, while the Mafia uses silent infiltration and subversion. In other words they worm their way into those positions and partnerships and no one knows until the indictments come down and arrests are made. I'd say that Mexico is a bit worse though.