The brave new world just got a little grimmer, not that it needed to do so or that we're happy about it. See a Popular Science article about the sophisticated radio-based communications network set up in Mexico by the Gulf cartel and the Zetas drug enforcers organization. Hat tip to RealClearWorld for the link.
The article compares the result to an effective military-style "command and control" network. It also suggests we can, in future, expect this type of system from criminal organizations that can afford it. Law enforcement must develop technology at least as good to nullify the criminal advantage so gained.
