Intervention in the Drug Trade in Colombia Colombia is the tenth most unequal country in the world and the largest supplier of cocaine to North America. Despite having the 3rd largest economy in Latin America‚ Colombia has high levels of rural poverty and drug production‚ causing violence. In this paper‚ I will discuss the violence enacted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) when they took over the drug trade and the steps that have been taken to help stem the illegal drug trade such as
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Did you know that Pablo Escobar was responsible for 80% of the cocaine that was smuggled into the U.S? Yeah he was a very notorious drug lord who was very wealthy and powerful. In the following paragraphs‚ I’ll be talking about who Pablo Escobar was. Pablo Escobar was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Antioquia‚ Colombia. When Escobar was a young man‚ he wanted to become the president of Colombia. However he then realized that his pathway to wealth and power was in crime. In the 1970’s the cocaine market
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movies and shows that have molded peoples opinions and views of organized crime. Some movies and television shows are more accurate than others. However‚ every person’s view of organized crime differs. When I think of organized crime I think of the drug cartel or scarface and the mafia. Some people believe it is just made up but these are actual real life crimes that happen everyday. The definition of organized crime to me is a group of people with an objective. In order to reach that objective they have
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it isn’t unheard of poor people in underdeveloped countries to depend on criminals who make large profits off of engaging in illicit activity. The same cartels involved in horrible acts of violence and the distribution of vices throughout the whole country have convinced the very people they are affecting to turn their heads. In Mexico‚ many cartels contribute to the people the same way Pablo Escobar did. They build hospitals and provide help knowing there is no other place the people can turn to
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watch was New Jack City. This was the tale of Nino Brown‚ a New York City drug dealer who rose to prominence during the crack epidemic. Scotty Appleton is the detective who is tasked with stopping Nino Brown by going undercover to work in Nino’s drug cartel. During the movie Nino Brown starts off as a small time drug dealer and eventually becomes the kingpin of the city. Scotty Appleton eventually brings the entire drug operation down and Nino Brown is killed during his trial. The film showed
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Many people have some level of knowledge regarding Colombia’s reputation for drug cartels and illegal drug trade activity‚ but something most people don’t realize is that there are other illegal trades happening in Colombia‚ one of them being the illegal acquisition and exportation of the pygmy marmoset. The pygmy marmoset is known best for being the smallest true monkey in the world‚ which is true‚ but there are apes which are slightly smaller. Pygmy marmosets are not currently endangered‚ however
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States. The Obama Administration argues that the United States should naturalize all illegal immigrants; however‚ illegal immigration illustrates a negative image on the United States. Unauthorized aliens take jobs away from Americans‚ bring illegal drugs into the country‚ and barely pay taxes but still benefit from our country’s free public healthcare. To fix this issue‚ the United States must take necessary measures to deport illegal aliens back to their residency of origins. As reported by The Department
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Political war The political origin of the armed conflict in Colombia has its origins from the time of indecency. Then with the birth of communist ideology guerrillas‚ drug trafficking as the main factor of founding‚ prolonging and worsening of the conflict. The war between cartels and forced displacement has hit the Colombian society. These factors have forced the Colombian Army to sustain a conflict that no army in the world has ever faced. These narco-insurgency groups base its actions on the
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Mana parts of the world doing business in foreign countries is dangerous. in the certain situation the country happen to be Colombia. Colombia is a country where there are violent drug cartels and terrorist groups doing ruthless acts for their own profits. A company named Chiquita fell victim to a couple of Colombian terrorist groups from 1997 up to 2004. The two groups were oppositions of one another and wanted payment in exchange for not killing employees of the company. Chiquita decided to pay
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spend my summer learning a lesson that being realistic and prepare for the worst is better than being unprepared and hope for the best. The Best example that being realistic is the best option is the security of this nation ‚ the combat against drug cartels‚ terrorism‚ this country spends billions and billions of dollars in preparing with Intel‚ because the optimism that nobody else in the world would ever try to hurt us already cost us 10.000 lives back in september 11 ‚ 2001‚ now the government
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