Mexican Drug War

genesis of all drug cartels in Mexico trace to a Mexican Judicial Federal Police agent Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo also known as "The Godfather". He was the founder of the “Guadalajara Cartel”, which controlled all illegal drug trade in and around Mexico’s border in 1980. Since 2006, the Mexican military have intervened with a goal of stopping all drug-related violence consisting inside Mexico’s borders, leaving drug trafficking a problem to the United States. The ongoing fight against drug…

Drugs and Crime in Mexico Drugs and crime in Mexico has been risen very quickly. Mexico has become the focus of a great attention due to the concern of violence related to drug trafficking. Since the mexican president Felipe Calderon declared “war” on drug traffickers, an estimated of 22,000 people have died in drug-related violence. In the early twenty-first century, the mexican government attempt to stop the activity of drug cartels, but the result has been an uncontrolled violence. The…

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…

Crime in Mexico In this paper I will be discussing the criminal activity in Mexico such as the trafficking of illegal drugs like cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin and marijuana; the trafficking of humans and weapons; cartel related violence such as extortion and smuggling; and corruption within the political system. Mexico in fact, is known for having the most sophisticated and violent crime organization, not only among the countries in Latin America, but throughout the world. In order to…

Since 2006, at least 80,000 people have been killed due to in organized crime in Mexico and over 26,000 people have gone missing in Mexico over the past six years (CNN) The drug crisis in Mexico has claimed more than just the lives of thousands, it has torn apart families, it cost the government millions, and it has remained as much a problem as it was 20 years ago. To summarise, American foreign policy can be categorized as a partial success in Mexico. The United States must continue and…

hello to the beginning of the Mexican-American War. President James K. Polk was a firm believer of Manifest Destiny. He was willing to do whatever it took to expand American power across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It all started in 1836 when Texas gained its independence from Mexico. At first, the US didn’t want Texas to join the union, mostly because the northern states didn’t want to add another slave state. History.com states that “The Mexican government was also…

The Annexation of Texas and The Mexican American War The U.S. - Mexican War began on April 25, 1846 and ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848. It followed the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico deemed part of its domain, even after the 1836 Texas Revolution. However, conflict between Mexican guerrillas and U.S. troops continued for several months after the war ended. The last of the American troops left Mexico on August 2, 1848. In 1845, the…

gangs, how these organizations are formed and interact with one another. I will give a brief overview on the war on drugs in both Mexico and the United States, how the area affected Barrio Azteca and vice versa. I will then go into discussing the Barrio Azteca; their history, organization, tattoos, violence, and how they…

been on the forefront of widespread illegal drug trafficking. They produce and export the greatest amount of illegal drugs — marijuana, cocaine, and heroin — and distribute these illegal narcotics worldwide. These countries also contain the most violent and powerful drug cartels who play prevalent roles in drug trafficking in their countries. Consequently, these nations’ relations with other nations worldwide have shifted due to rampant drug trafficking. Drug trafficking has significantly…

to protect Americans from "Some bad Hombres"(Cummings). It's no secret that the Mexican drug cartels are conducting drug and human trafficking into the U.S. via tunnels from one border town into another and in some instances has been known to attempt to bring these items and persons though US Border Patrol controlled entry point. The southern boundary of the US should have a wall created to restrict the flow of drugs and people of illegal status from entering the US, and stop the trafficking of…