These organizations are located all over the world and they help supply the United States with cocaine. The largest and most powerful organization is the Sinaloa Cartel. (CNS News, 2010) This organization is known for its show of force when it comes to controlling drug routes. In 2010, “U.S. Intelligence says Sinaloa Cartel has won battle for Ciudad Juarez drug routes.”(CNS News, 2010) At the end of year 2010, 3,622 homicides were recorded in Ciudad Juarez.
Legalizing the drug would upset few but in particular drug cartels with a control in the market. As I said earlier the demand could be met by the government regulating the product causing cartels to fall out and be non existent. With all of those reason I believe that crime declining is the biggest.too many people are being killed over the
This shows drug trafficking was recognized as a large problem over a century ago. With a better plan and more harsh consequences, drug trafficking can be under better control than it is today. “The position maintained by the United States, a drug-consuming country, was that the trade in dangerous drugs had to be prohibited and that narcotic drug supply should be eliminated at its source” (Keefer & Loayza, (2010), p. 88). This is still the goal for the United States today. Customs officers are expected to do their job and put a stop to the drug trafficking but the temptation of making some extra money may be extremely strong.
This generates a market that is unregulated, and in this market, anything can happen. Unlawful organizations like drug cartels and gangs often take advantage of this unregulated market. It is projected that marijuana accounts for around 70% of cartel profits (Pot Economics). Cartels are responsible for many violent crimes. Since 2006, nearly 50,000 Mexicans have died in cartel-related homicides (The Cartel Crackdown).
Needle Exchange Programs: A Good Idea? Needle exchange programs (N.E.Ps) for intravenous (IV) drug users have been a controversial topic in the United States for years. For many users, sterile syringes are not readily available and drug laws in some countries make it illegal to distribute or possess syringes that serve a purpose that is not medical. As a result, many drug users share needles, which contribute to the spread of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C which has become a serious problem around the world. The spread of these diseases among addicts has risen to such an extent that starting in the 80s, some activists and cities began opening needle exchanges.
Bennett’s chapter against the legalization of drugs he speculates that the legalization of drugs would remove the criminal stigma that currently labels drug users. Bennett theorizes that a removal of this stigma would take with it the hesitation felt by the majority of people who see no positives in a life of crime. He is talking about every drug which one would agree that such a broad decriminalization would send our country into a downward spiral filled with addicted citizens barely able to function within society. The hard drugs that Bennett describes are in fact a danger to society such drugs like PCP, heroin or crack cocaine. However, he barely touches on the fact of marijuana alone.
Another effect of prohibition was a great surge in Gangsters, who uses the illegality of alcohol to their advantage by selling massive amounts of it. One of the most famous gangsters of the time was Al Capone, who was involved in organised crime, selling alcohol illegally, and became a celebrity. He even had a private army of 1,000 men who used sub-machine guns and sawn-off shotguns. There were around 200,000 speakeasies in the USA and 30,000 in New York City alone, and the majority of people knew of their whereabouts, but police and judges were bribed into ignoring the illegal drinking and were known as being on the take. 10% of these were sacked for taking bribe.
Taylor Nordmeyer Prof. L Gertsma ENGL 1101 27 November 2012 Gang Control It’s no question that we have a major gang problem in the United States. More needs to be done to eliminate gangs, because they increase the drug flow, the crime rate, and intimidate citizens of their communities. Not all gangs are dangerous, but the ones that are, need to be contained because of their cruel behavior and their harsh crimes. Gangs become more powerful through these factors. Eliminating or controlling the drugs being distributed by gangs then their power will diminish.
March 19, 2012 Drug Trafficking in the US The effects of drug trafficking in the US could be a result of lack of protection on the boarders. Tons and tons of drugs are being transported across the boarder yearly and it is polluting our populations and ruining families on a daily basis. The question that should be answered is if there is a fence built across the boarder would this reduce the amount of drug trade into the US? I intend to research this topic and prove that if the US would build the fence that drug trafficking can be decreased. "Operations Reciprocity and Limelight dramatically demonstrate that Mexican drug traffickers are displacing at least some of the Colombian organizations which have traditionally dominated the New
The drug war also deeply undercuts the role of incarceration in dealing with people convicted of such serious crimes as child molesting, rape, kidnaping and homicide. There is no room in our prisons: 40 states are under court orders for overcrowding. Funds are not available to build prisons fast enough to provide the needed space. Violent criminals are being paroled early or are having their sentences chopped to make space for drug users and dealers. “ The drug war (excluding treatment and preventive education expenditures) costs about $9 billion at the federal level and about twice that on the state and local levels.