In Mexico, where they are colloquially referred to as “green gold”, the avocado can get you killed. Production of the fruit is concentrated in the state of Michoacán and much of it is controlled by the Caballeros Templarios drug cartel – making farmers and land owners give up a percentage of their income, enforcing a tax on fruit sold and land owned, and even murdering those who don’t play ball. All this has resulted in the term “blood guacamole”.
