Terrorism is “The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (merriam-webster.com). Terrorist attacks obtain international attention by targeting specific locations which demonstrate their disagreement on distinct situations both social and political. This acts kill innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological goals. (terrorism-research.com) The first terrorist attack ever reported took place in the 14th century by the
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analysis of these growing illicit networks involved with narcotrafficking. They cover important topics such as the permeation of the drug trade in countries like Mexico and Brazil‚ the role of intermediaries in narcotrafficking‚ the creation of micro-cartels‚ and the importance of narco/political nexus in the LATAM drug trade. Ultimately‚ the works suggest that counternarco efforts over the past couple of years in Latin America have only challenged the traffickers to seek new channels and form new networks
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Bogotá D.C. a city in central Colombia‚ is the country’s capital‚ located at an elevation of about 2‚650 m. / 8‚660 ft. on a mountain rimmed plateau high in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains. This gives it constant spring like weather. It lies only 4°36’ north of the equator. Bogotá was founded on the 6th of August 1538 by the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who fought the Chibcha Indians near the site of the populous tribe center called Bacatá. The new city became
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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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aware of what the drug cartels are doing to Mexico. Mexico has been dealing with the Drug Wars since 2006‚ a total
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parades and being attacked with flour/silly string/shaving cream every 5 metres. San Gill: this is the town to visit for all your crazy adventure sports like white rafting etc Medellin: Ugly urban city (like most in Latin America). We paraglided with eagles which was the best view of the place‚ also did the Pablo Escobar tour and danced on is grave Bogota: An amazing city! Stay in La Candelaria and make sure you do a Bike Tour (can book from the Cranky Croc Hostel‚ the best tour I’ve done in
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City of God The movie “City of God” is a very interesting story‚ based on a true story in Brazil in the city of Rio de Janeiro. There are two young men growing up in a very poor neighborhood‚ one young man is named “Rocket” which he is a photographer who takes pictures of what is going on in his town‚ crime‚ drugs‚ gang violence‚ etc. He wants to become to the most famous photographer in the world. The other young man is named Ze Pequeno‚ he is a drug dealer‚ who tries to become the infamous drug
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formed‚ but the Mafia traveled to America to make money selling alcohol during the Prohibition. As the Mafia got bigger‚ the jobs got bigger and the crime bosses became known worldwide. Some of the more-known bosses were Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo‚ Pablo Escobar‚ and the infamous Al Capone. Al Capone ran crimes throughout
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comprehension of the international drug trade‚ and its relation to these Islands. The Cali and Medellin cartels‚ Colombian cocaine producers had two primary routes for exporting their product to the United States and Europe‚ by land and by sea. The land route entailed travel through central America‚ entering the United States via the border with Mexico. To reach Europe and the Atlantic coastline‚ cartels would bring their product to Trinidad or Tobago‚ either via airdrop or clandestine boat landings
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The biographical film Blow (2001)‚ directed by Ted Demme‚ depicts the life of American cocaine smuggler George Jung and his involvement with Pablo Escobar in the Medellín Cartel. During the 1970s and early 1980s‚ Jung was responsible for the majority of the cocaine that was trafficked into the United States. Narrated by George himself (Johnny Depp)‚ the film follows a chronological sequence of events beginning with his childhood growing up in Massachusetts up until his final arrest as a result of
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