Drug Trafficking is the selling, transportation, and illegal import of unlawful controlled substances, such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, metamorphine and other illegal drugs. Some people abuse these substances and take advantage of them. Some people buy these drugs, and sell them just to get money for more drugs. Some people traffick others, main targets are refugees that are very gullible and will believe anyone that says that it will be good for them or they will get something out of it. Most refugees can't speak English there for those refugees do not understand and they will go with that person. Some people get jobs at certain places that are usually sketchy, but they get the job because they need the money. The owners of the place where
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Drug trafficking then is not what it is today. The import of illegal drugs started in late 1970. Drug trafficking is a big money maker because people will do anything for drugs. In the mid-1800 Chinese immigrants arriving in California introduced our country to opium smoking. Before long Americans were experimenting with other opiates like morphine, and codeine. Morphine was especially popular use as a pain reliever in the Civil War. That caused thousands of soldiers to become addicted to the drug. The Harrison Act of 1914 outlawed the use of opium and cocaine for non-medical purposes, but the illicit drugs still continued to circulate. In 1925, a black market for opium opened up in New York's Chinatown. At this time there were 200,000 heroin addicts in the United States. The distribution of opiates continued in the 1930s and 1940s. Marijuana also became a popular recreational drug in some communities during this time. The problem with drug trafficking still remains a concern today. Drug Trafficking happens all over the world not just in America. Organizations in the Middle East, including the Taliban and al-Qaida, have become major factors in the production and shipment of illegal drugs. A report from 2014 showed that Americans spent aproximitly $100 billion a year over the previous decade on illegal drugs. Drug trafficking may never completely go away government officials and agencies are currently working on new ways to stop illegal substances from coming into and transported through the United
Drug trafficking then is not what it is today. The import of illegal drugs started in late 1970. Drug trafficking is a big money maker because people will do anything for drugs. In the mid-1800 Chinese immigrants arriving in California introduced our country to opium smoking. Before long Americans were experimenting with other opiates like morphine, and codeine. Morphine was especially popular use as a pain reliever in the Civil War. That caused thousands of soldiers to become addicted to the drug. The Harrison Act of 1914 outlawed the use of opium and cocaine for non-medical purposes, but the illicit drugs still continued to circulate. In 1925, a black market for opium opened up in New York's Chinatown. At this time there were 200,000 heroin addicts in the United States. The distribution of opiates continued in the 1930s and 1940s. Marijuana also became a popular recreational drug in some communities during this time. The problem with drug trafficking still remains a concern today. Drug Trafficking happens all over the world not just in America. Organizations in the Middle East, including the Taliban and al-Qaida, have become major factors in the production and shipment of illegal drugs. A report from 2014 showed that Americans spent aproximitly $100 billion a year over the previous decade on illegal drugs. Drug trafficking may never completely go away government officials and agencies are currently working on new ways to stop illegal substances from coming into and transported through the United