determination to eliminate the drug cartels in Mexico‚ the Mexican government has not been able to stop the drug cartel’s operations (smuggling drugs‚ people and weapons to and from the USA) for many reasons. The drug cartels have proven to be powerful‚ well connected politically‚ well trained‚ well- armed‚ and manipulation of the masses. Therefore‚ it has been impossible for the Mexican government to stop cartels like La Familia from operating‚ and now the cartels have become a problem for the Unites
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money‚ houses‚ cars‚ and even sexual activity from the drug cartels. For example‚ letting cartels smuggle drugs across the border into the United States by allowing them to go through their line with no issues. After allowing this to happen the officers knew a payment would be coming shortly. Just like in the article‚ the nine officers who were charged with bribery or smuggling received sixty-thousand dollars for a single shift. The cartels nowadays are getting smarter by organizing their recruits
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has cost millions of lives‚ driven others from their homes‚ caused financial collapse‚ and broken up families. For example‚ according to Linda Hefrich (2010)‚ Ecuador provided political sanction for over 300‚000 Columbian refugees fleeing the drug cartels and drug related issues. Drug trafficking generates a tremendous amount of currency. This money is used to fund wars and terrorism. For example in Afghanistan the cultivation and exportation of opium‚ funds terrorist sects. Illicit drug trade affects
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legendary lord traffickers. Like no other than one of the most famous ’Pablo Escobar’." While running the Medellín Cartel out of Colombia in the 70s and
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or people getting dissolved in acid. Nowadays‚ reporters have to cut back on whatever news they have for the media. Almost everyone is keeping secret all the things they know about the ongoing war on drugs. But why is it all like this now? Drug Cartels have clashed in gun battles against rivals and against the Mexican government. Nowadays it is really hard to tell who has the power in Mexico. My perspective on the subject is that drug trafficking
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come to mind when thinking about Colombian crime are relatively obvious: drug cartels‚ terrorism and corrupt politics. As a non-Colombian looking at these three major areas of crime one could receive a poor view of the nation of Colombia due to some of their flaws. The first thing to consider is the most obvious‚ the Colombian drug cartels. Colombia‚ like most of South America‚ has become synonymous with the drug cartels that operate within the country. However Colombia was definitively the most
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Kevin Auerswald Student ID 4848835 Bradford W. Carey Professional English C1 International Business Administration Frankfurt School of Finance and Management A war has been raging in Mexico’s border towns for nearly a decade as rival drug cartels battle for regional control and the smuggling routes to America. However‚ the Mexican government has declared its own war on the ruthless drug barons. Since Felipe Calderón took office in 2006‚ violence seemed to have run out of control as the only
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across the US-Mexico border seemingly unrestricted‚ even though both countries spend billions of dollars each year attempting to halt the flow of drugs. Drug cartels in Mexico operate with impunity‚ and have little regard for laws‚ regulations‚ and human life. Over 35‚000 people on both sides of the border have been killed by these drug cartels since 2006‚ a number that continues to grow each day (Military‚ 1988). The flow of illegal drugs into our nation represents a major risk to our national security
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traffickers in Colombia. If he caught you stealing from him‚ he would have your hands caught off. Because of so many people after him‚ he decided to join forces with other gangs and big dogs in the drug trade. This was the formation of the Medellin Cartel. The cartel had great success. They had cocaine running through Colombia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Honduras‚ the United States ‚ as well as Canada and Europe. At their peak‚ they supported the world’s cocaine. They contributed to at least 84% of cocaine throughout
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her employers from a daughter‚ sister and expectant mother to little more than a human container‚ a clandestine vessel to facilitate the import of cocaine into the United States from Columbia. “Maria Full of Grace” exposes the methods that drug cartels use to ensure that their shipments arrive to their destinations. The mules are made to swallow pellets of cocaine‚ and‚ upon arriving in the United States‚ excrete them to be sold. This method of delivery is fraught with danger. There is‚ of course
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