Don_DickleDoes it happen when the law arrest a drug kingpin or whatever and they off the cops something like 10mil a piece to let him/her go? Has anyone ever actually taken it? Or is movie trope?
It was common in Colombia for cops, judges, and politicians to be given a choice - cooperate, and get paid a LOT of money, or you and your entire family can die. That’s a pretty easy choice.
The cocaine cartels had so much cash that they spent thousands of dollars a month on rubber bands just to bundle the bills, and they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars a month to rats eating the cash. Giving hefty cash payments in return for protection was better than losing it to rats.
A lot of Mexican cartels also have the silver or lead choice.
Scuzzm0nkeyPlato o plomo