Medellín Cartel

The end of the Cold War marked the beginning of a series of events in Latin America; first, the return of democracy after years of military rule; and then, the emergence of new threats to the internal security of countries. Peru is no exception in confronting threats: terrorism, drug trafficking, narcoterrorism, illegal mining, illegal logging, and organized crime, among others. These threats are affecting the internal order, the environment, the economy and the health of the Peruvian population…

the marijuana in the United States comes from Mexico (2011, p. 905) with these statistics shows how influential Mexico is to the United States. Also according to the Colonel McKay a former combat infantry officer says, “A continued spread of the cartels' presence and power within the United States and Mexico” (2010, p. 1) results in violent crimes such as kidnapping, sex trade, and murder. Furthermore, the removal of international drug trafficking will decrease drug use and violent crimes in the…

Sinaloa Cartel and the Los Zetas Cartel is that they are trafficking drugs such as Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin, also they are trafficking Humans, and Guns. As of right now they are fighting over territory in Mexico ever since Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo” was taken out of the picture. There has been countless deaths in Mexico do to the shoot outs in the public community. Their drugs have also killed thousands of people in the US and in Mexico. The people that are affected by the cartels is…

Mexican Drug Cartels "When we are good nobody remembers us, but when we are bad nobody forgets us". This quote comes from the most infamous drug lords ever known as Joaquin "El chapo" Guzman, and, because of his heinous crimes he will forever be remembered. In the quote he refers to the fact The Mexican drug cartel has caused many problems because of the violent and brutal killings, drug trafficking, and the gained power over the decades. The cartels strike fear into the eyes of the people of…

In the last few decades, globalization has opened avenues for trade, created new markets, and increased the porousness of borders; however, a feeling of national susceptibility stems from this relaxing of borders and fuels a securitization of movement along the U.S.-Mexico border. Migration along the southern U.S. border has become a security threat, one which the U.S. government exercises extraordinary means to combat. Under this framing, migrants are criminalized and the lines between…

Mexican Government and a number of drug trafficking cartels. The major cartels being targeted by the Mexican government are: Los Zetas (Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas), the Sinaloa Cartel (Culiacán, Sinaloa), the Gulf Cartel (Matamoros, Tamaulipa), La Familia Michoacana Cartel (Michoacán), the Tijuana Cartel (Tijuana), the Knights Templar Cartel (Michoacán), the Beltran-Leyva Cartel (Sinaloa), and the Juarez Cartel (Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua). These cartels, along with a number of smaller ones, now…

structure of the narcotics business in Mexico during the twentieth century were directly tied to the Mexican political system (Navarro & Vivas, 2012). Drug cartels start off by taking over small and local businesses, then progress to larger ones, and eventually having some sort of power or influence over high-ranking and government officials. Cartels contribute to local and regional political campaigns, bribe officials, and much more to assure the need to extract favors and permissions from the…

is twice as big as the motor vehicle industry. Anything that powerful is going to have a major toll on society. Despite the high risk, the pure profit opportunity, the houses, girls ,cars people to continue to take part in this market. From drug cartels in Columbia to 15 year-old children selling crack on the street, there is money being made and lives being taken…

and they worked together with the Columbian drug cartels. As time began to suffice, Mexican cartels expanded way beyond the role they previously originally had which was called a couriers; a messenger who transports good or documents in particular(Google). The Mexicans began as couriers for Columbian gangs but then moved up to the wholesalers which majorly increased their net profits. One question I know I would ask, is, how were all these drug cartels getting along in order to get their jobs…

Ecuador is located in the western part of south america. It is bordering the pacific ocean at the equator between colombia and peru. The climate is tropical along the coast, becomes cooler inland at higher elevations. Nearly half of the population is intense in the interior in the andean intermontane basins and valleys. Ecuador as of right now is suffering from deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, and soil erosion. Prior to being to be possessed by the great inca empire, Ecuador was…