Beltrán-Leyva Cartel

Principally, over 47000 people have been killed with an approximately 70000 displaced as a result of the criminal violence in Mexico which began in 2007. Analysts claim that as of 2012 more people have been left homeless due to the hard stand taken by the government on the war on drugs campaign. Drug lords who have felt threatened by the Mexican government’s clean-up process have opted to retaliate in the only way known to them which is violence (Watt & Zepeda 2012). Arguably, critics explain…

This the story of Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria born December 1, 1949 was a Colombian drug lord and drug trafficker. His cartel, at the height of his career, supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States, turning over US $21.9 billion a year in personal income. Often called "The King of Cocaine", he was the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated known net worth of US $30 billion by the early 1990s.His criminal activities began on the streets of Medellin in…

The Sinaloa Cartel has fought brutally for increased control of routes through Chihuahua and Baja California with the goal of becoming the dominant drug trafficking organization in the country and more decentralized structure of loosely linked smaller organization. (Beittel, 2013) Began in 2008, Bush as President of United State and Calderon as President of Mexico agreed to development effort transforming the bilateral relationship by a security agreement package of United States assistance…

CIA Drug Controversy 1986 The United States said to been dealing with illegal drugs and selling them as Crack-cocaine and Heroin. The CIA has tried everything to avoid questions, but they’ve gotten answers from Representatives and CIA officers. May 1, 2003 The Heroin Of politics by Alfred W. McCoy gave all evidence that the CIA’s drug trafficking did become a fact. A quote from the book “Over the past thirty years, the U.S. and UN prohibition has simply served to push production and processing…

Of Mainwaring and Scully’s eight lessons, creating an effective state through economic regulations, would be most relevant for Venezuela to combat drug trafficking and crime in the region. “The Venezuelan government can no longer afford to provide even rudimentary law and order, making Caracas one of the most murderous cities in the world. Drug traffickers run large sections of the countryside. Prison gang leaders keep military-style weapons on hand, while grenade attacks still make the news”…

that was the main leader of the Medellín cartel. The Medellín cartel when at the height of its power was smuggling fifteen tons of cocaine a day, which was worth more than half a billion dollars. Pablo Escobar is responsible for making cocaine the global drug of choice. He did this by transporting cocaine by the ton from Colombia to larger markets in both America and Europe. (Watson and Katel 18). He was also the top cocaine boss in the Medellín Cartel. The alliance of Mexico’s Ochoa family,…

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is known to be the most wanted drug lord in the United States, as well in Mexico. He is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel, which is a criminal organization named after the Mexican coast state of Sinaloa where it was initiated. Guzman was previously taken to jail but escaped in the month of July. This was due to an underground tunnel that was located under his cell, where he was being imprisoned, at the Altiplano Federal Prison. Since his escape, he has been in the run from…

combination of everything that makes a great show, with violent, dramatic and intimate scenes. It also tells the story of Steve Murphy, an up and coming DEA agent who was assigned to move from Miami to Columbia and take down Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. Murphy also gives a first person narrative of his accounts throughout the show in between scenes. Escobar and most of the other people from Columbia will mostly speak in Spanish, with English sub titles underneath, Murphy and his DEA team…

The end of the Cold War marked the beginning of a series of events in Latin America; first, the return of democracy after years of military rule; and then, the emergence of new threats to the internal security of countries. Peru is no exception in confronting threats: terrorism, drug trafficking, narcoterrorism, illegal mining, illegal logging, and organized crime, among others. These threats are affecting the internal order, the environment, the economy and the health of the Peruvian population…

the marijuana in the United States comes from Mexico (2011, p. 905) with these statistics shows how influential Mexico is to the United States. Also according to the Colonel McKay a former combat infantry officer says, “A continued spread of the cartels' presence and power within the United States and Mexico” (2010, p. 1) results in violent crimes such as kidnapping, sex trade, and murder. Furthermore, the removal of international drug trafficking will decrease drug use and violent crimes in the…