Joaquin’s childhood involved family poverty, He had an abusive father who was a man that was very violent and was involved in the drug trade. Joaquin was kicked out of his home and had to make a life of his own, he didn’t have much schooling. He found himself doing what his father was doing, he was growing marijuana for a very small amount of money. The Sinaloa Cartel transported heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine into U.S and other countries. Where? “They conveyed these drugs in the western end of Mexico where the narcotics moved north to coastal cities and then into the United States”. Sinaloa’s clever trafficking methods most highly a set of air-conditioned tunnels that is under the Mexican-U.S border. How? “They covered it inside fire extinguishers, Cans that were labeled Chili peppers”. The cartel affected five continents which made it the biggest operation in the world. In 2009 The Sinaloa Cartel was reported by pulling in 3 billion…
Public enemy number one, Alphonse “Al” Capone ruled Chicago’s organized crime in the 1920’s and 30’s. For seven years, he lead a multi-million dollar operation in bootlegging, gambling, blackmailing and other illegal activities. He began his involvement in crime in his teenage years and despite being very infamous he would never be charged for any of his illegal operations.…
There are seven drug cartels in Mexico (CRS 1). The most important cartels are Sinaloa and Juarez. The Sinaloa cartel operates in the states of Nayarit, Sinaloa and Mexico State (Reforma 1). The Juarez cartel operates in Sinaloa, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, Jalisco, Morelos; and Quintana Roo. Mexican cartels employ individuals and groups of enforcers, known as sicarios. Statistics show that more than twenty people are killed daily in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in crimes related to drugs. Drug lords send their gunmen to strategic places where innocent people that are in the wrong place at the wrong time are killed. Narco Lords like Vicente Carrillo Fuentes and Joaquin el Chapo Guzman, fight among themselves for the territory in Chihuahua and Sinaloa. Every death increases the power that the Cartels have. In order to combat their illicit activity, The Mexican government should not delegate control of the States of Chihuahua and Sinaloa to drug cartels due to the lack of economic resources, lack of armament, and corruption.…
Finally, one of the main reasons Joaquín Guzman is known is because of his extremely long history of drug trafficking. The Sinaloa took control of the cocaine trade extending from South America to the United States, under Guzman’s control. Sinaloa Cartel has also trafficked heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States. Eventually, the cartel’s ghastly behavior touched five continents and grew to be the biggest drug operation in the world. With a net worth of nearly $1 billion dollars and being the 10th richest man in Mexico was all because of his infamous drug…
Santo Trafficante Jr. was a Tampa mafia boss from the 1950s till his death in the 1980s. Being a first generation Italian, he inherited the family business from his father, Santo Trafficante. He was given the nickname “The Silent Don” because he was ruthless, yet well-liked and mannered. He greatly enjoyed reading history and biography novels, was educated and very charming, which won the hearts of many and helped his mafia achieve mob leadership of Tampa, Florida. He organized gambling establishments and, prior to Fidel Castro’s rise in power, he also established crimes in Cuba. Trafficante was arrested many times in his life, but managed to avoid any charges or serious convictions. Santo Trafficante Jr. was the last boss to be an immediate family member of the Trafficante mafia. He died at 72 in 1987 due to natural health related issues and passed the power down to the LoScalzo family.…
It was right after the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that Al Capone’s downfall began. The whole massacre was blamed upon him by the public and the media and he was dubbed as “Public Enemy Number One” (“Al Capone” n.d.)…
Did you know that Al Capone was one the greatest gangsters in the whole United States? Al Capone joined the group, James Street Boys Gang. The group sold alcohol illegally. Al Capone is an influential person because he was a famous American gangster, he controlled elections in Chicago, and he was able to illegally sell alcohol in the United States.…
Who was the biggest and most daring criminal during the Roaring twenties when bootlegging and was at it organized crime was at its peak? Many would say it was Al Capone. Alfonso Caponi was born in Brooklyn, New York in January of 1899. He was the fourth child of ten children born to his family. Al Capone was a normal kid growing up, that is until he got into an altercation with his 6th grade teacher and afterwards was whipped by his principle. Even though Capone was 14 years-old at the time he never returned to school after the altercation. He eventually moved on to a neighborhood gang where he eventually met his future boss and partner Johnny Torrio.…
Things really started taking a turn for the worst when the drug trafficking got so horrific in Columbia; the government even passed a law that abolished extradition. Pablo then surrendered, and was sent to prison. While in prison, he had soccer fields built for him, and had the Columbian soccer team often play there. Pablo thought it had so much power; he had killed a…
Alphonse “Scarface” Capone is one of America's most famous and ruthless gangsters of all time and founder of organized crime as modern society knows it. Al Capone became a multi-millionaire and a legend by feeding a city's appetite for liquor, prostitution, and gambling. Capone had two different sides to him, on one hand he was a brutal killer, and on the other, a loving father and family man. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that gave Chicago its reputation as a lawless city. The author has written an intriguing book and provides adequate details but doesn’t really provide an augment he is just summarizing the life and world of Al Capone.…
Alphonse Capone, born 1899 in Brooklyn New York, is one of the most famous criminals of all time. Capone was known as the eventual leader of the feared Colosimo mob in the 1925s with such notorious criminals as Johnny Torrio and Lucky Luciano (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2008). Also known in his affiliation with the historic St. Valentine's Day Massacre on February14, 1929 in which seven members of the Bugs Moran mob was plastered with machine gun bullets against a garage as the offenders posed as police officers (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2008). As many criminal justice professionals have questioned throughout the years; though, why do such notorious criminals commit the heinous crimes they commit? Are these criminals suffering from some underlying reasoning? This paper presents an analysis of the criminal history and mind of Alphonse Capone and indicators to explain why criminals such as Capone commit crimes.…
The Cali Cartel is the largest, richest, and most complex producers and distributors of cocaine. The cartel concentrates almost entirely in cocaine. Over time they have developed an extremely large and sophisticated distribution system and have generated an extraordinary amount of wealth. Because of their financial stability, they are able to buy planes, ships and warehouses as well as bribe government officials and pay the top lawyers and strongest mercenary groups for protection.…
Soon the Pablo Escobar of humble beginnings was no more, and in his place stood Pablo Escobar, the King Pin Drug Lord. No, Pablo Escobar was not just some common drug dealer, he became one of the most affluent Drug Lords of all time with a net worth of over 30 billion American dollars. Pablo…
Organized crime and the illicit drug trade is a fairly recent ordeal occurring throughout the world, both strongly linked with drug trafficking. Organized crime refers to the unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including gambling, prostitution, loan- sharking, narcotics, and labor racketeering (Schmalleger, 2011, pg.234). Drug trafficking, which is a type of organized crime, consists of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, importing, and exporting (or possessing with intent to do the same) a controlled or counterfeit substance (Schmalleger, 2011). These two come hand in hand because the powerful people/ organizations from different parts of the world are the ones who control the illicit drug trade industry. Without the drug traffickers the industry would consist of suppliers who would have no way to deliver their product to the consumer. It is estimated that the illegal drug trade generates up to 500 billion dollars a year, making it the second most lucrative industry after the arms industry (Jenner, 2011). The reason drug trafficking occurs can be due to the high consumption of illicit drugs throughout the world which in turn fuels this business. Like any other industry, there will always be organizations that control it. For example in the automotive industry in the U.S., “the big three” – GM, Chrysler, and Ford are the ones who dominate it, although there are other car companies. In this case, powerful organizations from different regions control the drug trade and will do anything to preserve their power. Because the illicit drug industry is so profitable these organizations will not be hindered by the threats to their business. In other words, these organizations will always turn to violence in order to eliminate these threats. Although several strategies have been implemented throughout the years to fight the illicit drug…
They knew he was the main reason that there was so much cocaine in the U.S. So the search was on to capture the biggest drug lord ever. Escobar was always on the run in his later life. He always fought for the Colombian government to abolish extradition. Escobar lived by his words better a grave in Colombia than a jail time in the U.S. Escobar finally came to the deal with the government where he would surrender and he would serve jail time.(Pablo Escobar, Offers to Surrender, Los Angeles Times) The prison was one that he had constructed and to have his own workers of his cartel the other inmates,This luxurious prison he built was named "La Catedral". As much as the government hated this idea they gave in so that all the violence would stop.(Macias, Amanda. 10…