Is DDT so complicated that it couldn’t be bootlegged?
It is fairly easy to manufacture. It was first synthesized in 1874.
It is legal to manufacture in the US but only for sale outside of the US. DDT is still used in some African countries. But there is huge political pressure on countries not to use it by the Green movement.
How can any third world leader choose not to use a product that is cheap and incredibly effective against a pest that kills so many of his people and makes invalids of many more.
It is possible to use DDT in the US but only in emergency for use against vector born disease or lice.