While many drugs are Produced an Manufactured in Colombia most materials are not. Coca paste/ coca plants are grown and made in Bolivia and Peru and they shipped into Colombia (Colombia C3). In the 1970's the farmers would grow coca so that they could then buy other materials for their farm and eventually grow a slightly less contested crop (Livingstone H8). [Insert fact] [Insert fact]
In the 1970's when Colombia's trade was growing, the biggest cartel was the Medellin Brothers ( Livingstone H4). During this time, the trade was under the supervision of Pablo Escobar, a brutal and ruthless drug lord (H4). The Mendellin Brothers were so ruthless that they would train assassins called Sicarios. These assassins could be hired for 100 to do whatever …show more content…
In the 1990's Pablo Escobar turned himself in the government in exchange for a shortened sentence.Shortly after his imprisonment, he escaped and he had a vengeance (Human 51). He ordered the bombing of several civilian areas. He was also responsible for several murders of police officers (Human 56). Eventually, however, he was killed by 3,000 military troops on a rooftop in Mendellin with some assistance from Cali (57). While this made no dent in the trade, this led to the rise of the Cali Cartel (Livingstone 5). In 1994, the Cali Cartel donated to the campaign of Ernest Samper Pizano, while he was acquitted this gave a bad name to him and it created even higher tensions with the cartel. Two years later all of the leaders of the Cali Cartel were no longer living or in jail and the drug trade fell to the hands of individual dealers (Livingstone …show more content…
There are differences that are often not noted between drug trafficking and other organizations/ jobs. There is a substantial amount of violence in Colombia and while drug cartels are brutal, paramilitary groups and bigger organized crime institutions contribute to more of the violence, the cartels are simply their scapegoats which is something that is not always noted ( Human J3). Another difference is that between drug trafficking and drug selling. Drug trafficking is the transportation and distributing of drugs between sellers while drug selling is going to people and towns, pushing the product that was received from the people trafficking the drugs (Calderon B1). One other thing that is not always apparent is the difference between drug trafficking and organized crime. Once again drug trafficking is simply the transportation and organization of drugs. Organized crime, however, is the extortion and exploitation of political figures and civilians (Calderon B3). Drug trafficking can, however, be funding for organized crime (Calderon
In the 1970's when Colombia's trade was growing, the biggest cartel was the Medellin Brothers ( Livingstone H4). During this time, the trade was under the supervision of Pablo Escobar, a brutal and ruthless drug lord (H4). The Mendellin Brothers were so ruthless that they would train assassins called Sicarios. These assassins could be hired for 100 to do whatever …show more content…
In the 1990's Pablo Escobar turned himself in the government in exchange for a shortened sentence.Shortly after his imprisonment, he escaped and he had a vengeance (Human 51). He ordered the bombing of several civilian areas. He was also responsible for several murders of police officers (Human 56). Eventually, however, he was killed by 3,000 military troops on a rooftop in Mendellin with some assistance from Cali (57). While this made no dent in the trade, this led to the rise of the Cali Cartel (Livingstone 5). In 1994, the Cali Cartel donated to the campaign of Ernest Samper Pizano, while he was acquitted this gave a bad name to him and it created even higher tensions with the cartel. Two years later all of the leaders of the Cali Cartel were no longer living or in jail and the drug trade fell to the hands of individual dealers (Livingstone …show more content…
There are differences that are often not noted between drug trafficking and other organizations/ jobs. There is a substantial amount of violence in Colombia and while drug cartels are brutal, paramilitary groups and bigger organized crime institutions contribute to more of the violence, the cartels are simply their scapegoats which is something that is not always noted ( Human J3). Another difference is that between drug trafficking and drug selling. Drug trafficking is the transportation and distributing of drugs between sellers while drug selling is going to people and towns, pushing the product that was received from the people trafficking the drugs (Calderon B1). One other thing that is not always apparent is the difference between drug trafficking and organized crime. Once again drug trafficking is simply the transportation and organization of drugs. Organized crime, however, is the extortion and exploitation of political figures and civilians (Calderon B3). Drug trafficking can, however, be funding for organized crime (Calderon