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.
About 1.5 million people get arrested for DUI (Driving under the Influence) each year (DeMichele, 1). Fifty to seventy-five percent of convicted drunk drivers will continue to drive on a suspended license (MADD,
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).
Drug trafficking 1 Drug trafficking in the United States Gailen Fox Writing College Research paper ENG 122 Tiffany Young October, 09, 2012 Drug Trafficking 2 In this paper, I will be discussing The drug problem in the United States. What it doing to American people. Plus what the Government doing To stop drug trafficking in the United States. Drug trafficking 3 Drug trafficking in the United States. Drugs’ trafficking in the United States Has become a big problem.
Drug Trafficking in the United States Shiann Allshouse ENG122: English Composition II Marsha Beckwith-Howard November 4, 2012 Drug Trafficking in the United States Drug law enforcement agencies face daily challenges in protecting the country's borders from drug traffickers trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States. This has been an ongoing problem for many years. Despite the efforts of the law enforcement, the amount of illegal drugs coming into the United States continues to grow. The two most common illegal drugs that drug traffickers try to get pass the border are methamphetamine and crack cocaine. The various ways of transporting the illegal drugs into the United States include concealing
Drug Trafficking in the United States ENG 122 August 1st, 2012 Drug trafficking in the United States is a very big problem and will always continue to be a problem. There are so many different routes that drug trafficker’s use in the United States but the route that this paper will explain is the Florida/Kentucky pipeline. The Kentucky/Florida pipeline is a route that drug traffickers use to bring pain pills from Florida into Kentucky for street distribution and for trade. Kentucky is a state that is known for the consumption of pain pills, therefore this pipeline has become one of the biggest routes. It was stated: “Local law enforcement and drug-policy officials estimate that 60 percent of Kentucky’s illicit pills come from
Drug Trafficking in the United States ENG 122: English Composition II Professor June 18, 2012 Drug trafficking remains the single most important activity for organized criminal groups in the Americas. This includes trafficking of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. The trafficking and consumption destabilizes nearly every country that forms part of the production and distribution chain. Some of these countries are facing challenges that are, in some ways, bigger those of their prolonged civil wars. Without the resources or knowledge, the governments of these nations are succumbing to powerful mega-structures that are able to subordinate poorly paid civil servants and buy off large portions of the
Substance Abuse In our daily lives, we can see how drugs affect our society. It could be by watching movies, news, or Colombian soap operas. Drugs have been around for thousands of years, some being legal at first then becoming illegal when realizing the effects and consequences. Most recreational drugs are illegal nowadays. Somehow, there is always a way to get drugs any place in the world.
Hannah McLeod Mr. Ziehm American Literature 5 February 2012 Not For Sale The United States serves as a passage way and harbor of many human traffickers throughout the nation, “each year about 17,500 individuals are brought into the United States and held against their will as victims of human trafficking” (Talati 1). Human trafficking may be defined as the acquiring of humans as unwilling subjects for the purpose of making a profit. Next to the drug industry, human trafficking is now the most profitable and fastest growing criminal industry in the world (Anderson 8). This industry is today’s modern time slavery. Although the severity of this situation is not fully known because of its secrecy, organizations are working towards this goal
The 21st century has been hit with extraordinary events that have ultimately led to the amendments and additions to several laws. Many believe that these new laws are unconstitutional and jeopardize the freedoms, which Americans enjoy. Furthermore, some may go to argue that the most unconstitutional laws are those against Marijuana. Behind tobacco and alcohol, Marijuana has been the most commonly used recreational drug in America for centuries (Morgan and Zimmer). Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States (The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction).