A psychological operation is a narrative-driven control of perception designed to shape a target's behavior.

“I think a scop when I use the term is talking about a narrativedriven control of perception with the aim of shaping behavior.”

Shawn Ryan believes that utilizing a psychological operation to sow division among cartels is the most legitimate solution he has encountered for breaking up their networks.

“I mean this is I think that's the most legitimate solution that I've heard yet and um I mean it's already we're already seeing the effects of this the effects of this in the United States”

Luis Chaparro argues that launching a psychological operation to divide and conquer the cartels by manipulating their egos is a viable and potentially effective strategy.

“I think that's genius because in the previous interviews that we've had I mean these guys have big egos yeah and so it would be it could be relatively simple to conduct a scop mhm on cartels and turn them against each other”