Drug Violence In Mexico

President Calderon’s government is currently fighting the drug problem of Mexico. In Calderon’s home in the state of Michoacan, the states of Jalisco, and Guerrero drug related violence has increased considerable. Life has changed for the worst in Mexico under the rising tsunami of drug violence. As early as October of 2007, the United States drug czar declared that the civil war in Mexico had greatly affected the drug trade in the United States. Cocaine distribution has risen up to 50 percent while the quality and process of the substance dropped 11% (wikipedia.org 1). This has increased the fury of consumers and violence began to spread among the drug sellers and their consumers. Violence has become such a problem in Mexico as it is related to the drug cartels, that Mexican government announced that they
would nearly double the size of its Federal Police force to reduce the military involvement taking care of the movement of the drugs. The reason being is because although Calderon’s government has made a small dent in the drug cartels, the country is losing it’s security at a constant rate. As a result, the number of drug homicides continue to raise. The drug violence has escalated to the point that children cannot play in their neighborhoods due to intimidation and fear. It’s simply not safe (Mendoza 1). The extreme violence is jeopardizing investments from foreign countries.
Who would want to invest in a country where twelve polititians, mayors in particular have been murdered over the course on 2010. (foxnews.com 1) Unfortunately, the violence related tot he drug cartels has spread so vastly that even the cities known for peace and tranquility have been affected. Mexican police have located bodies with heads, arms, and legs cut off in Tijuana, which is near Tecate. The criminals have labeled the bodies and left notes indicating they “told” police or other officials who can possibly create problems for the drug traffickers; the victims were otherwise known as “snitches”. In growing parts of the country, drug gangs now extort business, and create a system that threatens the government, preventing and hindering them from raising tax money (online.wsj.com). The Mexican state of Puebla is in danger of being infected with the violence. Although it is considered the “safest” place to live in Mexico, the hope for a better life outside of Mexico is always considered by the people who live there; by moving to the United States illegally, safety would be
granted. It’s sad that the Mexican individuals of Puebla, Tijuanna, and Sinaloa have to live in a state of worry. The drug violence has hurt the pride of Mexico as a country and hurt the income of the country from tourist and investors. Its a shame that such a beautiful land can be transformed into a bloody wasteland because of the dangerous drug cartels. In Sinaloa the average of twenty-three people are killed in drug-related violence everyday (Mendoza 1). The influx of visitors from the north and smugglers from the south in Tijuana has scared tourist away so the money they would have acquired to build a stronger government task force is vanishing (Cambell 1). There is always hope, but it will take a lot of work to bring these cities to a balance of peace with limited peace.