Pros And Cons Of The Mérida Initiative
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) offers training and equipment to Mexican military for $13 million in FY2008, $28.2 million in FY2009 and $50 million more in FY2010. In 2006, the Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (BEST) was created in collaboration with local, state and federal agencies, not to mention Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security (SSP), which aims to disrupt border related criminal activities
III.3.2. Mérida Initiative One of the forms of bilateral cooperation between the two to combat drug trafficking and other organized crime is seen in the Mérida Initiative or Plan Mexico. Announced on the 22th of October 2007, the Mérida Initiative was a new bilateral security partnership agreed by President George W. Bush and Felipe …show more content…
to blame. One of the pillars of U.S. strategy towards Mexico is an official acceptance of “co-responsibility.” However, their inability to curb the demands for illegal drugs and acts of driving illegal weapons trade to these criminal organizations are what causes the unsuccessful counternarcotic efforts. These criminal organizations have supplied of high tech weapons that are much more advanced compared to the police forcers and in bigger quantities compared to the federal agency, outgunning them. However, there has been no definite number on the number of arms that is purchased and used by the Mexican cartels, making it ridiculous to claim 90% of illegal weapons came from the U.S. Secondly, to say that the federal government is responsible and is expected to reduce the demand for drugs in the U.S. is misplaced, as there is in fact no charter that states the federal government is responsible in controlling the demand for illegal drugs.
III.4.2. Adaptation of Drug Cartels
The implementation of the Mérida Initiative has shown success in removing key drug cartels in Mexico, however at the same time the drug war provoke Mexican trafficking organization to move to Central America, much like what happened when drug cartels moved from Colombia to Mexico. The cartels’ response is to move to weaker states so that they can operate their illegal business there, which is the opposite of the goal of these efforts.
III.4.3. Intensified Criminal
III.3.2. Mérida Initiative One of the forms of bilateral cooperation between the two to combat drug trafficking and other organized crime is seen in the Mérida Initiative or Plan Mexico. Announced on the 22th of October 2007, the Mérida Initiative was a new bilateral security partnership agreed by President George W. Bush and Felipe …show more content…
to blame. One of the pillars of U.S. strategy towards Mexico is an official acceptance of “co-responsibility.” However, their inability to curb the demands for illegal drugs and acts of driving illegal weapons trade to these criminal organizations are what causes the unsuccessful counternarcotic efforts. These criminal organizations have supplied of high tech weapons that are much more advanced compared to the police forcers and in bigger quantities compared to the federal agency, outgunning them. However, there has been no definite number on the number of arms that is purchased and used by the Mexican cartels, making it ridiculous to claim 90% of illegal weapons came from the U.S. Secondly, to say that the federal government is responsible and is expected to reduce the demand for drugs in the U.S. is misplaced, as there is in fact no charter that states the federal government is responsible in controlling the demand for illegal drugs.
III.4.2. Adaptation of Drug Cartels
The implementation of the Mérida Initiative has shown success in removing key drug cartels in Mexico, however at the same time the drug war provoke Mexican trafficking organization to move to Central America, much like what happened when drug cartels moved from Colombia to Mexico. The cartels’ response is to move to weaker states so that they can operate their illegal business there, which is the opposite of the goal of these efforts.
III.4.3. Intensified Criminal