Medellín Cartel

Villeneuve executes a pragmatic and newfangled drug thriller that evokes the masterpiece, Traffic. Villeneuve’s 2015 film, Sicario, portrays how the United States contends with the escalating war on drugs against Mexican, and in particular, Sonoran, cartels. The film endorses positive and negative archetypes of Spanish-speaking individuals. Additionally, Villeneuve utilizes cinematic tools such as color and light along with the language of sexual assault to portray a world in which the Western…

superb. They introduce Pablo Escobar, the drug kingpin who was the head of the Medellin cartel. Gustavo Gaviria, who was Pablo’s cousin, helped him control the Medellin cartel. The producer introduced Tata Escobar, the spouse of Pablo. Most importantly showed Pablo’s personal hitman, Limon. Limon was the main reason why the Medellin cartel was successful, he carried out orders to eliminate potential threats to the cartel. Limon ordered to murder about three thousand people. Javier Pena and Steve…

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.…

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…

Whenever you ask anyone to name a drug lord they are more likely to name El Chapo Guzman, Pablo Escobar, Frank Lucas, or Ismael Zambada. People often fail to mention the Black Widow, no I am not speaking about the spider, I am referring to Griselda Blanco. She is the drug trafficking queen from Colombia who trafficked cocaine and killed her enemies and husbands for power and revenge. In order to better understand Blanco it is important to know more about her childhood and find out what led her…

The terms “War on drugs” was coined by U.S President Richard Nixon on June 18, 1971 to refer to the campaign for the prohibition of drugs, military intervention and military aid all aimed at not only defining but also reducing the trade of illegal drugs. The initiative has for decades included setting drug policies intended to discourage the production, he distribution as well as the consumption of drugs of what the United Nations and participating government’s term as psychoactive drugs. The…

the addict, but for the future of America. Certainly, the money invested in the current drug enforcement policies, do not indicate an acceptable return on results or a clear path for resolution. As a result; escalating prison populations, swelling cartel profits, and civil liberty violations dominate urban landscapes. Undoubtedly, any dialogue centering on legalization, must include healthcare reforms and positive social engagement for youth Political scare tactics, skyrocketed non-violent…

Donald Trump said, “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” (Trump, 2015) Well to a large group of people this idea seems simply impractical to many people in this day and age, especially due to the size Trump claims that his wall will be. Trump states that the wall will be somewhere between 30 and 50 feet high, and this number will be set by the size of the precast planks being used to build this wall. (Bump par.5) These…

Legalization of Marijuana With so many controversial topics in the world today, to determine who is right and who is wrong in the case of marijuana; Sometimes it’s just too hard to say what should be legal and what should not be legal. For example, the legalization of marijuana. This can be a touchy subject, and some have very strong views. I believe that the United States should legalize marijuana. By just decriminalizing it, as states recently such as California, Nevada, Maine, and…

any kind of boundaries. In the Cocaine Cowboys, it started off with two Latina men being shot dead in a liquor store due to cartel activities and everyone knew it was the cocaine boys. Drugs and crime goes hand in hand as explained by John Roberts in the documentary. John Roberts was a coke trafficker and distributed over two billion dollars’ worth of coke for the Medellin Cartel. Roberts explains that he went to Miami when he was 25 years old with only 652 dollars in his pocket. He started…