Even Members Of The Mexican Drug Cartel Take Facebook Selfies

Aw, now Uncle Manny in the drug cartel and your nine-year-old Cousin Lisa will have something to bond over at Thanksgiving: selfies. Vice looked into the world of cartel members who take pout and duckface selfies and upload the pictures to social media, with oh yeah guns and stacks of cash in the background.

Members of Mexico’s drug cartels are really starting to harness the power of the internet, using it to run positive PR campaigns, post selfies with their pistols, and hunt down targets by tracking their movements on social media. (Via)

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare your ovaries.

(Photos via Facebook, via Vice)

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