Abstract: Colombia is internationally notorious for the trafficking of illicit drugs‚ and for the past thirty years. Its impact of politics and society has been immense. This essay will highlight and expand to what extent have Colombia’s socio-politics been affected. It will firstly highlight‚ the damaging effects of the narcotics industry‚ by explaining 1) the economic effects‚ 2) undermining the authority of the Colombian Government through funding Guerrilla and paramilitary groups and social consequences
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“needs”. A Mexican Cartel is a criminal organization developed with the main purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations both interstate and intrastate. They range from loosely managed business agreements among various drug traffickers to formal commercial enterprises. The main Mexican Cartels consist of the Sinaloa‚ Gulf‚ La Familia‚ Tijuana‚ Beltran‚ and Juarez cartels. These cartels cover the majority of the territory in Mexico. There are two main cartels that control most
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Legalizing the distribution of marijuana would undermine the power projection of gangs‚ who mostly rely on drug trafficking as a part of their revenue. The inclusion of marijuana trade into the private sectors of our economy would undermine drug cartels‚ which have monopolized selling marijuana‚ by selling marijuana to consumers at a much
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profit opportunities for criminal entrepreneurs‚ pushing production‚ supply and consumption into an illicit parallel economy. Countries all around the world have been struggling with the war on drug trafficking which has led to illegal acts involving cartel organization‚ manufacturing‚ distribution‚ trafficking and the addiction to drugs. It is estimated that $130 billion will be spent on cocaine alone at the end of 2015. 140 tons of cocaine is distorted yearly out of Latin America to Mexico‚ and around
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the drug market. Their activity is constantly causing chaos and violence throughout Mexico today. In addition‚ the cartels are dependant on US customers to buy their drugs which finance their operations‚ so naturally their activity and violence flows into the US as well. This paper will explore the early days of Mexican smuggling and crime‚ and then discuss how Mexican drug cartels were started‚ their rise to power‚ and finally where they are today and what the potential future will entail.
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Their arrest is interrupted by General Salazar (Milian)‚ a high-ranking Mexican official. The general decides to hire Javier and instructs him to locate and apprehend Frankie Flowers (Collins‚ Jr.) a notorious hit man for the Tijuana Obregón Drug Cartel. Meanwhile‚ Robert Wakefield (Douglas)‚ a conservative Ohio Judge‚ is appointed to be head of the President’s Office of National Drug Control‚ taking the title of Drug Czar. Wakefield is warned by his predecessor and several influential politicians
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you are reached by them‚ no matter what. There’s always a kind of fear when you leave home. It’s very common to appear in news that someone has been killed by accident‚ or even because he was in the wrong place at a bad time (in the middle of a cartels’ battle). Another reason is the many kidnappings happening‚ now there’s no care or respect for women and children‚ as they are used for white slave traffic and organ trafficking respectively. If you come here‚ you’ll also need to be cautious with
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many will visualize the conflict and violence their country has with drugs. The Mexican Drug War is causing violence between the government and drug cartels in areas like Jalisco‚ Chihuahua‚ and Veracruz (Taylor). Authorities are scrambling to intercept the illegal good which have common destinations such as the U.S.A and Latin America. The drug cartels are becoming masters of the art of drug trafficking. This illegal business is earning the outlaws between $19‚000‚0000‚000 - $29‚000‚000‚000 a year
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The purpose of this paper will be to make a comparison between the Colombian drug cartels at the turn of the century with the mexican cartels today. The object of this comparison will be to determine the effectiveness of large scale millitary intervention against drug cartels.I will assess weather this comparison is not only justified but in any way usefull in understanding how fight a well funded well armed non-state enemy. This is a response to public comments by high ranking United States officials
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Legalizing All Drugs Jose Vasquez DeVry University ENGL135 Advanced Composition Steve Budd June 7‚ 2011 Legalizing All Drugs Legalizing drugs has been a controversial topic to the American public. An issue such as this conjures up moral and religious beliefs‚ beliefs that differ from logical reasoning. Our government’s “War on Drugs” is being fought against her citizens‚ an effort to eliminate both drug distribution and usage. The government’s policies to eradicate drugs have failed
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