War on Drugs Essay

The Mexican cartels drug war have been an ongoing situation in Mexico’s society for years. The history behind the start of these cartels and how they affect society in Mexico is very important. The most prominent and influential Mexican cartels today are The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Los Zetas Cartel, and the most powerful and notorious, The Sinaloa Cartel. Led by drug lords who themselves are ruthless and powerful, Cartels are very violent criminal organizations. Mexican cartels known for being

Although the narcotrafficking wars that have plagued Mexico in recent years are truly a combination of a variety of factors coming together, it is my belief that at the heart (and the primary cause) is that they are really just criminal organization fighting over turfs. Cartels are centralized around violence and intimidation rather than being centralized around the idea of an insurgency of sorts. The primary cause behind all this is the search for higher profits no matter what the means of acquisition

2006 Mexico declared war against the 7 Mexican cartels. This war was the first time that Mexico declared war on drugs. In this war, approximately 164,000 people have been a victim of homicide due to drug conflict (Shirk, 2011). In 2007 according to U.S Government estimates, approximately 15,500 metric tons of marijuana and an unknown number of Methamphetamine were produced in 2007 and exported primarily to the United States (Schaefer, Bahney, Riley, 2009). Mexico in this war was experiencing one

States and Mexico Created the “Mexican Drug War” analyzes Mexico’s modern history and how the country has seen a dramatic rise of drugs and consequently an increase in the number of people associated with drug cartels and also fighting between drug organizations resulting in bloodbaths all around Mexico. The Mexican government has declared a war on drugs, this period has seen the deaths of thousands of people that has put the country in a crisis state. Mexico 's drug world has been greatly influenced

Throughout times there have been many great leaders and societies or organizations that have risen to power that has attracted the looks of many. During the prohibition it was Al Capone’s gang and during the war on drugs it’s the Mexican Drug Cartel and their leader Omar Treviño Morales. The two groups follow similar paths, at first glance they have different types of leaders but they have grown to power in similar environments that deal with their enemies in a similar fashion. With every great

Clare Almond Conflict Assessment Report (December 2015) 13000713 The Mexican Drug War The origin of the Mexican cartel started with a Mexican police officer called Miguel Gallardo nicknamed the 'Godfather ' who established the Guadalajara cartel in the 1980 's (Hausmann, Austin & Mia, 2009). He managed to control all the drug trade and drug trafficking routes throughout Mexico to the US and was the first Mexican drug chief that was linked to Columbia’s cocaine cartel. Since Gallardo there has been

Dorce Richard Stahler-Sholk PLSC 367 07 April 2016 War on drugs or a war on people ? A comparative analysis of human rights violation in Latin America Ever since the "War on Drugs" campaign began there has been a more complex relationship between the U.S and Latin America. While the media portrays the U.S as providing aid to Latin America to combat such issues, the U.S is also seen as a victim in the war on drugs. Over the course of the war on drugs numerous human rights violations have been reported

The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can be hard to differentiate between conflict and issue in

Ever since the war on drugs was started, most of the battle has been concentrated in Latin America, leaving trails of devastation from deep within Latin America up to the largest consumer of those substances. After years of fighting, and series’ of more and more aggressive policies put into place by the United States, drugs are just as prevalent if not more so than when the war began. Illegal drugs are still easy to obtain, demand for such substances has skyrocketed and cartels are becoming increasingly

Everyone is aware of the ongoing drug war between American border patrol agents who wish to fulfil their duty which is to defend the border and Mexican cartels who seek only to expand their narcotic empire at the United States and Mexican border. The Mexican cartels are often times defined as ruthless outlaws who infiltrate and distribute narcotics into the United States in order to maintain high prices and eliminate competition. Their methods are immoral and executed with ease because of their access