Drug cartel

In every novel or series, the important characters will have a rite of passage. This is an event that will mark an important time in someone’s life. In the novel No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy one of the main characters, Llewelyn Moss, experiences his rite of passage. Through his choices, mistakes and adventures within the novel Llewelyn Moss proves himself as an all American outlaw hero. One of the most important characters in No Country for Old Men is Llewelyn Moss. Moss is a…

Our group chose the Spanish movie “Sin Nombre.” This movie is related to gangs located mainly in Mexico and El Salvador. The main gang in the movie is called Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13. This gang is strongly known for their violence and popularity. One of the main characters in the movie, EL Casper, is a member of MS-13 and is highly respected by the other gang members. In today’s society, MS-13 is an organized gang that is both dangerous and powerful. The Mara Salvatrucha gang has around 10,000…

towns like Juarez, where the drug cartels have city officials in the palms of their hands, border violence is rampant. In Laredo, Texas, my hometown, violence has not reached that level of intensity, but with its status as the largest land port in the country, drug cartels have focused most of their efforts on pushing drugs through its borders. There has even been an increased amount of Border Patrol activity in the surrounding area. What has seen the brunt of the drug cartel violence has been…

on Earth” by TIME magazine at the height of the cartel’s power. It bore the highest homicide rate and was plagued by civil conflict, which set the stage for illicit drug trafficking to occur. Presently, it ranks as the 49th most dangerous city, and it is speculated by both the DEA and Colombian National police that more than 300 drug smuggling organizations are active within Colombia today, all contributing to the unwavering profits of the $10 billion dollar industry. Despite this fact, Medellin…

the Merida Initiative, which provides the Mexican government with US security forces along with high-end military equipment, ranging from helicopters to surveillance technology (Quinones, 2009; 18). However, even with aid provided by the US, the cartels still outgunned the Mexican Army—a response to Calderon’s war with extreme savagery. “The problem isn’t individuals; it’s systematic” (Quinones, 2009; 18). The Mexican government failed in its…

The war on drugs was first recognized on June 18th, 1971 in a press conference given by President Richard Nixon (Booth, K.). It was declared that the war on drugs was a public enemy because of the potential harm it had on society. The following years led to the establishment of new drug enforcement groups in order to fight against drug trades (Frontline). Since then, the distribution of drugs has gone underground and on the black market and become a global industry that generates violence that…

When watching tv do you ever wondering where all the drugs in the U.S came from? Well, the answer is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. El Chapo was one of the most gruesome and persuasive drug traffickers ever to step foot on earth. He is well known for who he is and for his drug group. What he did and what happened to him for him to become so popular. Also, where he is after all these killing and drug crimes. First of all is about who he is and how he became himself. El Chapo is mostly known…

The drug cartels have engaged in wrongful acts intended to instill fear, promote corruption, and subvert democratic governance by undercutting confidence in government. Over the past centuries, Mexico has come into the power of other countries like the Spanish and the French rule until they were thrown out in 1867 (Knowles, 2008, p.74). That power would eventually pass to a political party called the PRI that stabilize Mexico during the last decades, but it would then go downhill from there…

through drug trafficking. The three main points in this essay will be, the impact of drug related violence, corruption due to drug trafficking and the exportation of drugs out of Mexico. Each point will reflect the problem and the effects of the problem within Mexico. It will also reflect on how the Mexican government tried to combat the problem in close reference to the reign of Felipe Calderon who took presidency in 2006 which is a key element when arguing the impacts of the “war on drugs”.…

El Chapo. El Chapo is one of the top dangerous criminals. El chapo is a big narco drug dealer. He was born April 4, 1957. He uses his drug money to help out poor people from mexico. El Chapo is very dangerous person person but he helps out poor people in Mexico. El Chapo is person you wouldn't want to have problems with him. He only murders people that are in other cartels. He wants to be the person who has a cartel because he wants to receive all the money. El Chapo is probably…