Gulf Cartel

There are many drug cartels throughout the world. One of the most well known and feared is the Sinaloa Cartel. The most notorious member is a man named Joaquín Guzmán, also known as El Chapo made himself a legend in the drug distribution business. Joaquin Guzman, or El Chapo is the name most people think of when talking about drug lords or cartels . El Chapo was born in a small town name Sinaloa, Mexico. When He was young he worked bringing oranges to markets to help out his family until later…

Looking at the fiasco of the United States direct military operation in 2006, it became clear that a new strategy was necessary to combat the well equipped drug cartels. The Merida Initiative is so successful because it aims to assist Mexico’s government and cut off some of the power of the cartels, with the least amount of casualties as possible. President Obama has stated that: “We share with Mexico responsibility for meeting this challenge and we are committed to continuing…

the leader and founder of the “Medellin Cartel” which lead to major catastrophes, people considered him as an eager person or a monster while his family and the poor saw him as an idol, and he unleashed the war in Colombia. Firstly, Pablo Escobar was considered a criminal because…

Colombia was the country that was colonized. You can not forget the history of violence and difficult landscape that has caused the country to be unable to fully unite. Leaders have come up to help the people but instead of help they created a drug cartel. Instead of treating it like a problem of just one type of people it is something that is universal. Addiction is something that can be passed down from your parents just like eye coloring and should be treated as a health problem instead of…

One of the causes of the involvement in drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States is the narco-culture in society. As the author of the article said most of the young people get involved in this crime because they see this Cartel leaders as heroes. They want to have all the money and power their have. The narco-lifestyles as it is called, is glamorized through narcocorridos (The narcocorrido is a musical composition that is notorious for its violent protagonists and powerful…

Introduction In 1916, Pancho Villa conducted a raid that killed 18 Americans and in the process enraged Americans to the extent that a war with the United States and Mexico became an extremely real possibility. 500 Mexican Guerrilla soldiers crossed the United States border and brought down terror in a small New Mexico town. Many do not understand why he was considered to be a hero when in reality he had killed countless people. Today, there is even a state park, a café a lounge and a motel…

The ambition to impose the interests of drug trafficking, led Pablo Escobar Gaviria to try to establish his own laws and regulations, causing serious damage to the Colombian society and the government of that time. The perfect utopia that he dreamed, became the worst dystopia for the consequences in the country. The drug economy connected the production, marketing and finance in a network that ignores national boundaries. The clandestine nature of the drug economy difficult the analyze of their…

Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medllin drug cartel, had what every strong person in command needs: ambition, popularity, and ruthlessness. Pablo was an extremely successful drug lordPablo may have died as a rich man, but he actually grew up poor. He was the son of a teacher and a peasant. Because of his lack of wealth, Pablo became involved in a life of crime. He began by just stealing tomb stones and selling them to smugglers, then he got involved in selling fake lottery tickets and contraband…

Originating in Los Angeles, California, America's most dangerous gang is thus far is Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). What started out as a small, tight-knit group of friends going to rock concerts, turned into an army of terrifying, rigid gang members. Now with over 100,000 active members across the world, the gang has made a reputation as the most dangerous gang. MS-13, in a nutshell, is a profit making mafia. What brings in the big bucks for them primarily is large-scale drug trafficking. From…

The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most prominent street gang in the western hemisphere. While their origins start in the poor, refugee-laden areas of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang's reach now extends from the Central American nations like El Salvador, through Mexico, the United States, and into Canada. MS 13 was founded in the 1980’s in the barrios of Los Angeles. During this time there was a civil war going on between El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, so the refugees traveled…