Letters of Marque and Reprisal for Combating Mexican Drug Cartels
Erik Prince, founder of Unplugged Technologies, discussed using Letters of Marque to combat Mexican drug cartels by authorizing private citizens to act like privateers. The process of issuing a Letter of Marque could be done by the White House or Congress. Prince believes this approach could help solve the problem of drug cartels operating in 'dead spaces' between government bureaucracies.