Sinaloa Cartel

The director Steven Soderbergh goal was to show all sides of the drug trafficking work, from the poor, to the rich, to the king pin drug dealers. He aimed to show what the real root cause of drug trafficking is and what is the evils of drugs can be. This film portrayed all aspects equally and his point was strong and extremely powerful; some of scenes seemed dreadfully stereotypical and not fair to Mexican people, Black people, and even white females. The cinematography use of color in this…

Faustina Remaniak CHE 108 Essay Drug Trafficking “The ambition and focus that propel you to success can also be your downfall.” Power and wealth have been the downfall of men since the beginning of time. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade that has become the number one cause of deaths in the United States. Pablo Escobar was a notorious drug Lord during the 1970-1990’s who became famous for his illegal activities in Drug Trafficking. Becoming untouchable in his own country and…

world. Also, each culture is unique and distinguished from others in many things. However, Mexican culture is highly intriguing and it is highly affected today by the violent drug Cartels, criminal organizations that deal with narcotics. In addition, Mexico is the main drug supplier for the United States; drug cartels have become increasingly lucrative and militarized, “Most of the adult urban population of Mexico, 10.4% of them (representing 5.2 million people in total) had used illicit…

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed that it has seized more than A$1 billion ($700 m) worth of meth placed in push-up bras and craft supplies imported from Hong Kong. Authorities claim that this has been the largest seizure of its kind in Australian History. According to the BBC, Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced on Feb. 14 a successful two-month drug bust where they seized a total of 720 litres (160 gallons) of liquid methamphetamine worth more than A$1 billion in street…

No one can keep track of all the drug trafficking organizations that Mexico has. There some that are high profile and known all around the world. There are some that just getting started as we speak and of the course the ones that have lots of influence but doesn’t want any publicity or attention. There operations are running smoother not worrying about getting busted by what’s left of the authorities that they have. These organizations have enough influence to build their own government and…

Colombia for the last five decades has gone through the struggles caused by the actions of several guerrilla groups in its country. Outside countries have defined the guerrilla groups of Colombia as terrorist groups due to the actions the group has taken throughout its existence. The largest guerilla group in Colombia, also the oldest group is FARC. This group has a long violent history in Colombia, involving it in both domestic and narco-terrorism. The guerilla group FARC has impacted Colombia…

Americans generally want to believe they live in a country of safety, freedom, and well-being. They don’t want real crime where they live in the suburbs because that’s only something that happens in impoverished countries and areas of the country that no one vacations to. The truth of the matter is that we have well organized and established gangs in America working with entities such as Daesh, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Hezbollah, and others right here in our backyards. One of the major…

The Illegal Drug Market in America took off in the 1970’s and ever since has been one of the most profitable in the world. According to the U.S. Customers Service 60 million people enter the United States each year on flights, either commercial or private. Another 6 million enter the States via sea. Along with these people comes 9 million containers and an outstanding 400 million tons of cargo. 157,000 smaller vessels enter the United States bringing additional cargo. Within all the people…

Pablo Escobar was a famous figure in the drug trade which was why show runners were excited to get the greenlight for Narcos Season 2. However, this could be the last time Escobar will grace the television screens. Wagner Moura who stars as Pablo Escobar in Narcos Season 2 explains that this could be the last show ever. While being interviewed by Chelsea Handler on the show Chelsea, the lead actor revealed that the Netflix drama that Escobar’s story may be over. "It's all about Pablo on the…

against the drug cartels in Mexico. As a result multiple operations have taken place on behalf of the Mexican government including the War on Drugs. The War on Drugs, launched by former President Felipe Calderon in 2006, was a military initiative against the cartels, according to Reuters. Calderon acted with the nation’s best interest in two ways, in attempting to make his state safe and in keeping peace with the U.S. by demonstrating that action was taking place against the cartels. Since…