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The weird economic reason drug cartel members get head-to-toe tattoos

Eames YatesMar 17, 2016, 00:59 IST

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Tom Wainwright, author of "Narconomics," is the former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. He explains the financial reason why some drug cartel members get head-to-toe tattoos.

Produced by Eames Yates

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