Drug cartel

that is built primarily of the drug cartels. There is almost a set code of conduct, or moral code that is associated with the lifestyle of Narcos. Some Mexican laws have forbidden the musical genre of Narcocorridos on the radio. Narcocorridos are songs that detail and glamorize the lifestyle of different Narcos. Furthermore, drug use (specifically marijuana and heroin) has increased. Ironically, the United States gets the majority of their drugs from Mexican cartels (Felbab-Brown), despite there…

their best interest to make the consumption of drugs and the growing of drugs illegal, in the 1900s, because the U.S. was insisting for the prohibition of drugs and Mexico wanted to make sure not to lose U.S. support and…

The drug war in Mexico has been an everlasting crisis that has not been resolved just yet. In the documentary, “Cartel Land”, it goes deeper than what you hear on the surface. Many people do not even have an idea close to what is happening in Mexico. Directed by Matthew Heineman, he gathered the idea from the Arizona Border Recon in a Rolling Stone article. He also received an article on Jose Manuel Mireles and the Autodefensas in Michoacán. The director found this interesting and wanted to…

realized that both countries have suffered more so the young people because they form a larger percentage of the people involved in these illegal trades (drug and human trafficking).as the drug barons get rich everyday, young citizens from both countries get disadvantaged. They are the ones that face the law instead of the ‘big thieves’ –the drug barons. Human trafficking is another big issue; America has recorded high number of illegal immigrants in the recent past. The southern border has…

gangs, how these organizations are formed and interact with one another. I will give a brief overview on the war on drugs in both Mexico and the United States, how the area affected Barrio Azteca and vice versa. I will then go into discussing the Barrio Azteca; their history, organization, tattoos, violence, and how they…

In our class of the History of Latin America, we watched the film Cocaine Unwrapped, which was able to provide an understanding of Venezuela’s wraith thiss drug. Being more curious about this topic, I was able to find a documentary series, Narcos, which gives the battle of cocaine in the neighboring state. Both of these states had been having a long, hurtful battle with cocaine. Two different sides of the war on narcotics that affected every citizen of the cities and towns in multiple ways.…

Abstract Drugs are everywhere in America and other Countries, drugs are constantly being imported and exported to America, from America, and back and forth between countries like Mexico, Columbia, and many more. Nevertheless, Mexico is known as home to one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated drug networks to this date. You may ask yourself, why Mexico? Well, Mexico has a very weak and corrupt law enforcement institution. Mexico’s drug related crime began around the 1980’s and they…

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…

Drug smuggling into the United States has been a problem that has plagued our nation for generations. There are so many new innovative ways used by smugglers to transport drugs it makes it near impossible to put a stop to. Whether it’s by land, sea, or air smugglers are still finding a way to slip past our Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents. Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines make up the majority of drugs being smuggled into the United States. Many new programs, strategies,…

Guzmán Loera, or known as “El Chapo (Shorty) Guzmán” for his 5 feet 6 inches stature, despite not being well-known by most Americans, is the head of the El Chapo Sinaloa Cartel, currently the biggest drug empire in the history. Over the years, he has built a corporate that makes him billions of dollars from selling synthetic drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. In fact, he even made it on the Forbes magazine as one of the smartest entrepreneur with his staggering net…