Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to the country’s powerful organized crime groups. While some larger companies eat it as the cost of doing business, many smaller ones are forced to close. (AP Video shot by: Amaranta Marentes and Martín Silva Rey)
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He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico’s extortion problem is getting worse

Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to the country’s powerful organized crime groups. While some larger companies eat it as the cost of doing business, many smaller ones are forced to close. (AP Video shot by: Amaranta Marentes and Martín Silva Rey)
 
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