Sinaloa Cartel

According to a study done by the United Nations, Latin America is considered the most violent region in the world. It accounts for every 1 in 3 deaths worldwide. As a whole, Latin America's homicide rate is 23 deaths for every 100,000 people, nearly double the rate in Africa, which is sometimes mistakenly believed to be the most violent continent. Most of the time the crime, violence, and murder take place in Northern South America and Central America. I have a friend who emigrated here from El…

contraband. His relationship with cocaine first began with him personally smuggling the substance from Colombia to Panama; within seven years he was in control of the world’s largest, wealthiest, and most violent cartel. Its closest rival, the quieter and more sophisticated Cali cartel, run by the Orejuela brothers, paled in comparison—but together, they accounted for eighty percent of the world’s cocaine by the mid 1990s. Despite the success of the booming drug industry itself, the economy of…

Being one of the most violent countries in the world, with a skyrocketing national homicide rate, a great deal of this criminal activity and violence can be contributed to the weapon and drug trade operations that are being organized by certain groups in the country. Organized crime syndicates had a direct effect on the country; as they became more entrenched in Brazilian affairs we saw increased drug consumption, changes in the political structure, and the economy begin to fluctuate. “One of…

Mexico's cartels are a danger to society and a danger to the world as well. I know that the cartels have caused many cases of deaths and not just through shoot outs, but through drug overdoses through the whole world. I wonder if the cartels have any emotions of what they do. Also if they realize the damage they do to the world and their own country. I chose this topic because it caught my interest on how they have so much power. Also how they have so many people on their side and how their own…

says Grillo. In the confession from the cartel members reports that the bodies were cremated in a large garbage pit that was kept alive by diesel, tires, wood, and gasoline; however, the remains that were not incinerated were put in trash bags and dumped into a nearby river says Grillo: “On Nov. 7, Mexico's Attorney General, Jesús Murillo Karam, revealed that three cartel assassins had confessed to taking the students to a garbage dump, where they allegedly murdered them and incinerated their…

While the United States must take action against Mexican drug cartels, the solution must come from Mexico because the U.S has to ensure its own safety, Mexico has to regain stability, and the heart of drug trafficking operations is the land of Mexico. Mexico has become the focus of a great deal of attention in the United States in the early twenty-first century, primarily due to two major issues. One concern is the issue of illegal immigration and the building of a fence from Texas to…

to be sold. But the government wants to arrest Joaquin when politics is basically the same thing as selling marijuana. If selling/smoking marijuana was legal Joaquin would be free and be able to help out his family. Joaquin owns the biggest drug cartel in the south, “caught okay, so what? Just because I'm in prison it won't stop the business from running” Joaquin just wants money for his…

The Zetas distinguished themselves both as international narcotics traffickers and highly competent executioners (Mexico Gulf Reporter), they thrive on torture, dropping enemies into barrels of acid, beheadings, castrations, and the dismemberment of victims before they die. A former deputy attorney general, then in charge of Mexico's Office for Organized Crime Special Investigation, said Yucatán state and half of Mexico belonged to the Zetas. Their professional trademarks include decapitations…

For many years, General Manuel Noriega was a key pillar in the history of Panama even though he was never the president of Panama as he served as a de-facto leader. His arrest was attributed to the offences he committed while in power thus ended up serving 20 years in prison both in the United States and France. General Noriega’s extradition is therefore, one that is supported because he has to be able to answer for his crimes of embezzlement, murder and corruption, which he was largely involved…

The largest drug trade organizations (DOTs) within the Western hemisphere stem from Mexico and Colombia, and the largest market for drugs is within the United States. In their recent observations, the United Nations (UN) have estimated that the total retail sales of illicit drugs to be around $320 billion or 0.9 percent of GDP. More specifically, the UN states that the Americas is home to $150 billion—under half of the global total—drug revenue. Additionally, the UN states that the United States…