The increase in power within the drug cartels makes the future of organized crime seem bleak regarding society, but positive for the OC units themselves. The 1980s brought about many changes in the world of drug trade. The United States government began blocking trades routes from the Caribbean, forcing drug smugglers to take different routes. The new routes ran through the Pacific and Central American isthmus which led smugglers straight to Mexico. Mexicans can smuggle just about anything across the border and upon this realization came the Mexican drug cartel boom.
These groups are very violent and they have caused a lot of damage to Colombian people. Moreover, Colombia has a history of drug traffic. Unfortunately, there are many Colombians character recognized in the word for being drug dialers. For example, Pablo Escobar was one of the biggest Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist in 1980. These facts make that some Colombians feel dissatisfied of being from this nation because that’s the image that we have around the world.
Because of this unending drug, the perception of Mexico, a nation which strongly emphasizes Catholic values, has quickly shifted. The drug war has affected the country detrimentally as strong censorship rules have been imposed, the safety and security of its people at risk, and the country’s relations with other countries such as the United States are questionable. Drug trafficking “refers to the sale and distribution of illegal drugs” (Drug Trafficking). It is something that is taken as an offense to many because it is against the law and often displeasing. Drug trafficking, in years past, have been very present in countries like Cuba, where drug lords attempted to run the country.
A pressing question stands for illicit drug use in the United States: why are these drugs labeled illicit even illegal? Drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and most pills are termed illegal simply because the United States government believes that these drugs affect our bodies in the most terrible ways. The problem occurs when we can connect social problems between crime and drugs. According to Drugs, Crime, & Contemporary Perspectives, the use of drugs is connected to crime rates in the United States and around the world. It is believed that people commit crimes because of the effects of drugs.
The Medellin Cartel: The Significance of the Cocaine Trade between the Columbia and the United States Are you familiar with the name Pablo Escobar? Most people are. It has become a household name all over the world, but most people do not really understand who Pablo Escobar really is. I am about to tell you. Pablo Escobar is often described as "the world's greatest outlaw."
The Colombian economy in terms of free trading might be positive but the high percentage of refugees raises a big alarm that something isn’t right if people are still trying to flee the country. Colombia is also known illegal trafficking of cocaine. Although the government is not involved in those acts and tries to stop it, it is important for Zip-6 to consider being caught up in an illegal drug
War on Drugs in Guatemala Oriana Peñaranda Introduction to International Relations 1011 Dr. Charles MacDonald March 23, 2012 The Central American country of Guatemala has experienced the traumatic effects of drug trafficking for about 30 years now and is desperately trying to find solutions to resolve this problem. Drug cartels have taken over large swathes of Guatemala and other Central American countries, fueling some of the highest murder rates in the world. Drug trafficking is a major issue because it threatens the stability, prosperity and peace of the country. The issue of illegal drug trafficking and the violence that comes with it is nothing new to Guatemala. Why does Guatemala suffer from the immense amount of drug trafficking?
The extent of gangs/drugs A proliferation in gangs will also mean a growth in drug and violence in our community’s and threatening society in general. There are more than 731,000 active gang members in the United States, most of which are active with drug distribution. Gangs will and have shown themselves notorious and without regard to society and family. Street gangs employ violence to control drug activities and even targeting local businesses with extortion. Violence ensures that members adhere to the gang’s code of conduct.
A particular group of people in this immense subculture of the drug dealers like Ray engage in violence to gain respect. In in research of Respect, Philippe Bourgois explores in depth about this subculture and examines why the drug dealers choose to live in the way they did and how their occupation is not only a personal choice but also society’s contribution. The amount of drug dealers or crack houses was an indirect result of the lost jobs in Harlem.
In July 1971, President Richard Nixon declared the ‘War on Drugs’ (Drug Policy). What had once been symbol of the youth rebellion suddenly become the scapegoat for America’s failures. According to a top Nixon aide John Ehrlichman, “The Nixon campaign of 1968 and Nixon Whitehouse after that had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people… by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroins, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities...Did we know we were lying about drugs? Of course we did.” The ‘War on Drugs’ has continued to wage on since then, with incarcerated individuals increasing by a factor of 4 up to almost 2,000,000 people. The true winners of the ‘War on Drugs’ were not the American citizens, rather it was private prison operators and politicians.