Tijuana Cartel

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…

billion, Escobar was also the richest criminal. On December 1st, 1949, the king of cocaine was born in Rio Negro Colombia. He started his life of crime in his early teenage years and after years of progressing, he ended up joining the notorious Medellin cartel in Colombia. By the early 1970's, he started smuggling huge amounts of cocaine to Mexico, Bahamas, the United States, and many other countries. To begin with, Pablo Escobar was the biggest drug lord in Colombia, if not the world. Escobar…

Pablo Escobar, born in December of 1949, was the leader Columbian Medellin Cartel, controlling vast empire of drugs and murders internationally. Escobar was accepted into provincial university, but soon dropped out due to finical inability, eventually turning to crimes such as car theft and later marijuana growth. After partnering with Joe Ochoa, their profits from the distribution of marijuana quickly rose, and the duo expanded into the new cocaine business. Escobar soon established himself as…

The War on Drugs is One Big Lie In Anabel Hernandez’s, Narcoland, she gives readers a firsthand look at her five years of taxing research which has led to the discovery of numerous misconceptions about the drug war and the American drug trade. This essay exposes and debunks three of many misconceptions. First, it exposed and debunked the well-known escape of Chapo Guzman from prison and government officials letting Chapo walk free. Second, The murder of journalist Manuel Buendia, by the Federal…

quickly. The “narcocorridos” talk about a variety of topics. These are about drug lords, arrests, operations within the mafia, shootouts and betrayals. Corridos have had a negative impact as well in Mexico. The “narcocorridos” talk about different cartels within Mexico. This makes it difficult because it builds controversy with artists and…