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    violent cartel and confess of beheading his victims .Drug cartel leaders are among the most feared people in the world.  Drug cartels started by recruiting family members to keep the business going‚ but now as cartels have expanded in the United States they will recruit anyone in order to make their cartel even stronger.  Usually‚ the cartels would recruit people with experience in the drug world‚ but recently they have been targeting young adults..  Young adults are influenced to join the cartels by

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    She first discusses how the media found the narcoculture profitable to negotiate the news and the extravagance of the drug cartels. Therefore‚ this lead to a sudden increasement in narcocorridos‚ narconovelas‚ narcofashion‚ and more. The media condemns the cartels while at the same time‚ profit accessories and materials that would give earnings to the media. Furthermore‚ she discusses the economic patterns lived in Sinaloa‚ the state from where

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    2008 or early 2009. They also made a book about Pablo Escobar entitled “Mark Bowden’s book killing Pablo: the hunt for the world’s greatest outlaw” that relates how Escobar was killed and his cartel dismantled by US special forces and intelligence the Colombia military and Los Pepes controlled by the Cali Cartel. Also they have another book called “News of a kidnapping” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which details the series of abductions that Escobar masterminded to pressure the then Colombian government

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    Narcotics has for the most part have always been an occurring issue in Mexico. Drug cartels used Mexico as a focus for conducting their narcotics operations. However‚ for the past decade‚ the drug war has spiraled out of control. Thousands of people are killed each year‚ including innocent civilians who are not involved in drugs‚ as a result of the Mexican drug crisis. One of the key factors that created Mexico’s current drug crisis is Mexico’s democratic transition. Mexico started to transition

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    Drug Violence In Mexico

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    spread among the drug sellers and their consumers. Violence has become such a problem in Mexico as it is related to the drug cartels‚ that Mexican government announced that they

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    is stationed? Stout presents an argument in this article discussing what militarized efforts are being enforced to stop Mexican cartels as it seems like there is not much being done. Prosecution of offenders is not enough because even behind bars somehow kingpins still find a way for drugs to be distributed across the border into the United States. Most drug cartels “financed the construction and operation of luxurious night clubs‚ gourmet restaurants‚ and gambling activities that attracted large

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    He was making an average of $3 billion every month which turned Colombia upside down (Ojeda). The Medellin cartel was responsible for eighty percent of the cocaine smuggled into the U.S (Bailey). As Pablo’s cartel expanded the number of dead police officers increased because of his “plata o plomo” policy. Pablo figured that with help from the corrupts in the government he could get his merchandise across in

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    childhood and his birthday is even unknown. Being the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel‚ he faces no fears‚ but his lack of caution may cost him a lifetime in prison. Joaquín Guzman is well known for his infamous stunt of breaking

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    seemed to have gone unnoticed. This war is between the Mexican government and the cartels that seem to run the country. Just like the USA has people that support its politicians‚ the same thing happens in Mexico with the cartels. These politicians seems to be acting as puppets of the cartels that do anything to secure their own safety‚ even if that means shifting the control of power over to the cartels. The cartels have in return‚ turned Mexico into a crime ridden‚ and poor

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    Joaquín Guzán Loera

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    teenager. Nicknamed "El Chapo"‚ he established the Sinaloa cartel in 1989‚ after some time building it into a tremendously gainful worldwide drug-trafficking operation. Known for his violent activities and powerful influence‚ Guzmán has effectively arranged daring escapes from maximum-security penitentiaries in his own country‚ he turned into Mexico’s top drug kingpin in 2003 after the capture of his opponent Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel‚ and is viewed as the "most dangerous drug trafficker on

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