In what could be a significant escalation of U.S. pressure on Mexico, the Trump administration has begun to impose travel restrictions and other sanctions on prominent Mexican politicians whom it believes are linked to drug corruption, U.S. officials said.
I’d say systemic. Long history. I wouldn’t be surprised if people in congress and senate had been corrupted by cartels. There have been accusations towards past presidents. Sure some of it can be from threats to their lives or lives of loved ones. Just saying the corruption exists throughout their government.