Texcaltitlán: rebellion and succession Diego Martín Velázquez Caballero Extortion is a daily phenomenon in Mexico, as in many cases regarding the crime, those responsible are members of the immediate environment and family members; However, the greater presence of different drug trafficking cartels implies a greater siege on communities when the sources of criminal activity change. Michoacán, Guerrero, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Puebla and Chiapas are examples of the way in which organized crime has been an ally of neo-extractivism and voracious capitalism; undertakings that are marked by imperialism. The communities have known that they have been extorted since the time of the Aztecs and little has changed the situation. Extortion is a crime that is rarely punished in the country because the authorities do not have the infrastructure that allows them to coerce individuals to inhibit such actions. The idea that local governments cannot do anything about crimes of this type sounds more ...