Mexican Drug War

country. A few years ago, Ciudad Juarez which borders the United States city of El Paso, was constantly in the news for murders and other violent acts. This has caused many Mexican citizens to flee to the United States to seek a brighter future for their families. Instead of the situation being calmed down, it gets worse. The Mexican government has been known for being corrupt and for dysfunctional. All of this issue has caused other nation to believe that Mexico is no longer controlled by a…

allowed them to smuggle all sorts of illegal drugs to various countries. Unlike Griselda, Joaquin Guzman invaded countries with not only cocaine, but also marijuana and heroin. Griselda began her history in Colombia, where she not only helped the poor, but she also killed anyone that betrayed her. She made Colombia be known as the major producing country of cocaine. “The Godmother,”…

After the Mexican-U.S war, about fifty percent of Mexico’s northern territory was claimed by the United States. Much of that land resulted to be high in rich agricultural soil. Due to the fertile soil, settlers began to farm in immense amounts of land. Nonetheless, in…

understood as a consequence of the activities of organized crime units who run illegal drugs and firearms markets. The favelas, morros, and periferias are areas of violence in Brazil, with the highest numbers of homicides and other violent crimes in the country. It isn’t corruption which is now brazils serious problem its murder. The violence and criminality found can be linked to organized crime groups that play a part in drug trafficking. The Brazilian military forces, which is the principal…

lifestyle to their job. To start with, many believe that Mexican are mostly immigrant and they mostly worker or low paying jobs. Furthermore, there are people that criticize them for the increase in population of America from either giving birth or crossing the border illegally. People also think that they are lazy as well. Not only that people think that Latino is directly mean Mexicans. These are just a few negative stereotypes that Mexicans have to face in America. Even though, they make up…

With the news featuring headlines like: “Iran Nuclear Deal: What Happens Next?” and “Radical Islam: why Europe should be on war footing” it is no surprise that Western society has a fear of Muslims. In Azar Nafisi’s essay “The Veiled Threat”, she brings light onto a neglected issue within Islam: the inequality between men and women. Media has distorted the Western perception of Islam as it does with other cultures and people. The news says “good evening” and then tells us all reasons it’s not.…

other choice to either leave it all behind and start a new life in the U.S., but on the other hand there are also those people who have lived through bloody war on drugs to the point to where they have become numb to the violence that surrounds them says America’s Magazine: “Years of brutality during the war on drugs have numbed many Mexicans to the nation's ongoing…

President of Mexico recognized that the "War on Drugs" has brought a dramatic increase in violence and human rights affectations; therefore, The Government of Mexico has made a campaign of political reforms and established The National Human Rights Program. According to Amnesty International UK, Mexico’s Government since 2006 have been used the armed forces in the fight against organized crime, resulting in an estimated of 100,000 people dead and more than 22,000 missing. For this reason,…

anti-crime policy could further Mexican drug cartel’s violence and its illegal activities. Slow in the process to rebuild other state’s institution. 3. Increase border security. Invest in border infrastructure. Combine perimeter protection with security in depth through the use of intelligence, risk assessment, shared capabilities, and joint actions with Mexico throughout the border region. Strengthen penalties to combat human smuggling rings that traffic in drugs, weapons, money, and people…

On February 13, 2018, Agents with Belmont Police Department along with other agencies conducted a controlled purchase of Heroin. An undercover officer (UC) was utilized to order an amount of Heroin from Daniel Ortega Martinez that goes by the name “Danny”. During this investigation a total of five purchases has been made with a total of forty four grams of Heroin has been seized during CI and UC purchases. Martinez utilizes a heavy set Hispanic male who has made delivery’s and has been seen with…