Cali Cartel

Current Event In 2012, peace talks began to bring a bilateral peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). These talks have been a move towards a conclusion, although with many set backs from both parties (Colombia Country Profile, 2015). The Colombian government and the FARC agreed to a cease-fire in December 2014. In 2013, the Colombian government used a provisional, partial agreement on land reform and political participation with…

But like I said before, the things people do for quick cash. They don’t care about the dangers of what they are putting into their body, they just want money. What I still cannot believe is how drug dealers are always finding new ways to smuggle. Cartels have been using drones for surveillance on the customers and their “delivery men”. Their ultimate goal is to flood the United States with as much drugs a possible and to make enough money to have a wealthy life. The next goal…

(Daved Luhnow, 2006) reported that he U.S president Richard Nixon confirmed ‘war on drugs’ on Mexican drug cartels however, ‘the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way’. A Mexican official spent years combating drug trafficking he stated that ‘This war is not winnable’ (The Wall Street Journal, 26th December 2009). Various economic factors contribute towards the continuing existence of the MCs. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trades that includes, agriculture,…

Major companies in many different sectors all support, and spend money lobbying for, the continued criminalization of drugs. The continued criminalization of drugs is critical to the drug war, and includes strict punishments and sentences for those convicted of crimes involving drugs. It has been shown that groups such as private prisons, and prison guard unions lobby for strict punishments to increase incarceration, and reap the profits. These company’s contributions promote the war on drugs,…

One of the main contributions to the incarceration rate per capital is the current laws on illegal substance in America. During the presidency of Ronald Reagan, “Federal mandatory minimums were incorporated in the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act” (Seigel 162). regarding sentences both for dealers and users. These restrictions and rules are far from perfect; Unreasonable laws only serve as a catalyst to problems worsening. The idea of decriminalizing drugs to most is questionable. Far often people are…

According to a study done by the United Nations, Latin America is considered the most violent region in the world. It accounts for every 1 in 3 deaths worldwide. As a whole, Latin America's homicide rate is 23 deaths for every 100,000 people, nearly double the rate in Africa, which is sometimes mistakenly believed to be the most violent continent. Most of the time the crime, violence, and murder take place in Northern South America and Central America. I have a friend who emigrated here from El…

Being one of the most violent countries in the world, with a skyrocketing national homicide rate, a great deal of this criminal activity and violence can be contributed to the weapon and drug trade operations that are being organized by certain groups in the country. Organized crime syndicates had a direct effect on the country; as they became more entrenched in Brazilian affairs we saw increased drug consumption, changes in the political structure, and the economy begin to fluctuate. “One of…

Mexico's cartels are a danger to society and a danger to the world as well. I know that the cartels have caused many cases of deaths and not just through shoot outs, but through drug overdoses through the whole world. I wonder if the cartels have any emotions of what they do. Also if they realize the damage they do to the world and their own country. I chose this topic because it caught my interest on how they have so much power. Also how they have so many people on their side and how their own…

says Grillo. In the confession from the cartel members reports that the bodies were cremated in a large garbage pit that was kept alive by diesel, tires, wood, and gasoline; however, the remains that were not incinerated were put in trash bags and dumped into a nearby river says Grillo: “On Nov. 7, Mexico's Attorney General, Jesús Murillo Karam, revealed that three cartel assassins had confessed to taking the students to a garbage dump, where they allegedly murdered them and incinerated their…

While the United States must take action against Mexican drug cartels, the solution must come from Mexico because the U.S has to ensure its own safety, Mexico has to regain stability, and the heart of drug trafficking operations is the land of Mexico. Mexico has become the focus of a great deal of attention in the United States in the early twenty-first century, primarily due to two major issues. One concern is the issue of illegal immigration and the building of a fence from Texas to…