The U.S unknowingly drove and still drives Mexico’s Drug War. Because of the recurring brutal violence in Mexico, guns are illegal. Gun laws are especially strict in Mexico compared to the US. If you get caught with a gun or any type of weapon (eg.knives, grenades) you will be sentenced to prison. This is detrimental to drug cartels because they need guns for protection from other cartels. They also need guns to execute those who know”too much” or have ”told too much.” Cartels obviously have a problem because they are so reliant on guns and weapons. In contrast, America is more lenient and easygoing when it comes to owning weapons and firearms. Since American gun laws are much more lenient, firearms are taken from gun stores in the U.S and …show more content…
For instance, the crime would be committing a crime as a result of the effect of the drug has on their behavior. Also, manufacturing, producing, refining, and selling the drugs are crimes as well. Additionally, legalizing drugs would crash Black markets since drugs would be available to everyone, the demand with decrease causing the Black market to fall. Further, people won't be pay large sums of money to purchase drugs off of the Black market. This will also cause the cartels and gangs to fall apart because they are so reliant selling and trading of drugs through the Black market, and they will be forced to create a business or quit. Again, regarding cartels, there won't as many territorial disputes, reducing crime and violence. Finally, people who were incarcerated for the possession of drugs will be set free, reducing the density, overpopulated prisons. The freeing of prisoners would result in tax dollars being spent elsewhere the. Spending it on keeping drug users in …show more content…
Verily, drug cartels run Mexico. The drug cartels have infiltrated the government, police state and army. This means that they can make the government, police, and army look legitimate, but in reality, the drug cartels are hugely associated with the government. The cartels that run Mexico have a great deal of power because of their connections with the U.S and Canada. They also have connections with the police, politicians, business people, the army, etc. This means that they have support and control from everywhere. Because they have so many connections (and money), they have offering people at their disposal to execute different tasks when help is needed. To put it differently, the cartels and Mexican government are allies, and the cartels have most of the power. The cartels need the government to look as authentic as possible so everyone thinks that cartels are under control, but in actuality, the cartels hold the power within the
1. Chicago has compared him to Al Capone. He is rich, powerful, and one of the most dangerous men in Mexico. The great drug kingpin Joaqin “El Chapo” Guzman is the leader of the sinola cartel, the most powerful in Mexico. Recently escaped from the confines of a maximum security prison through a mile long tunnel which started at his shower.
Mexico has a weak judicial and police institution and a large economy with consumers. Mexico the hub of one of the world's most sophisticated drug networks. For decades, drug trafficking organizations used Mexico's entrenched political system to create a system-wide network of corruption that ensured distribution rights, market access, and even official government protection for drug traffickers. Officers could make an exchange for money to be able to let people pass by with the drugs or trafficking that they are participating in. This is a reason why the drug distribution is so big in Mexico.
Through working for drug lord Héctor "El Güero" Palma and Félix Gallardo, Guzmán swiftly moved up the ranks after the leaders of the Guadalajara Cartel approved of Guzmán’s business strategies which included execution of smugglers who failed to deliver drug shipments on time. Utilizing these tactics and connections with other drug lords, Guzmán founded his own cartel which he expanded to create Mexico’s largest and wealthiest cartel. Although Guzmán is known as a pragmatic and ruthless leader, many see him as a keeper of peace and a helper to the people. Ordinary people see him as a leader who has
Though marijuana is not the only product being distributed in the Cartel, it is a gives the Cartel a profit of over 35%. A figure head similar to Al Capone for the drug trafficking industry is El Chapo. Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán the former president of El Salvador, began to lead the drug Cartel in the 1990’s. He would soon become the cause of personally 2000 or 3000 deaths by his own order alone. El Chapos career was finally ended recently when he was recaptured January 8, 2016.
Their main goal was being able to control the drug trade between Texas and Mexico ("Barrio Azteca”). Soon after starting to help the Juarez Cartel with their drug operation, they eventually formed an alliance with the cartel. Currently the gang has thousands of members in the United States and Mexican prisons, and continues to spread throughout the states (Cawley). Since the gang follows a hierarchical command of control, many of its leaders rule from within the prison system. The gang is commonly referred to as either the
Richard Nixon implemented the Drug Enforcement Committee also known as the DEA in 1973, to combat the transport and trafficking of drugs and to enforce drug control. Seven divisions in the organization report to the administrator, and they all work in harmony to fight the drug trade. A big problem the DEA is currently facing is the escape of notorious drug lord, Joaquin Guzmán, also known as “El Chapo.” El Chapo is the famed leader of the Sinaola cartel, which his uncle was Pedro Avilés Pérez pioneered. He is the most wanted man in Mexico and the DEA is currently offering a reward of five million USD for information leading to his arrest.
Proponents of drug legalization, such as myself, argue that it could have a number of societal benefits. For one thing, it may help to reduce the number of weak addicts by making drugs more widely available and less valuable. As a result, employers would no longer have to worry about hiring people with drug addictions, potentially leading to a more competitive job market. Furthermore, legalization might contribute to economic growth by generating new jobs in the drug industry and money through taxes and regulations.
Furthering the problem, the cartels are currently recruiting children and adults alike to transport drugs. Many of the Mexican people would rather support the cartels because they can make much more money, and there are no real legal repercussions from their actions. In a case study done by Lucina Melesio & John Holman in Mexico cartels recruit children to smuggle people to US, a young boy named Ciudad Juarez transports drugs into the U.S., it is stated in the article that “[w]hile his journey means he can make up to $2,000 on a good day, thousands of other Juarez residents, who work the late shift in the city 's maquila factories producing goods for exportation to the US, earn around $5 a day”. Not only is Mexico in such shambles that smuggling drugs over the U.S. border is more lucrative than a steady job, also citizens would rather rely on cartels because of how corrupt the government is. The overarching consensus from the Mexican people seems to be that they cannot trust their leaders or the cartel, but the cartel helps them more than the
According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in 2007, the economic costs of drug abuse in the United States was $193 billion (How Illicit Drug Abuse). Of these costs, $120 billion is in lost productivity, due to labor participation costs, participation abuse treatment, incarceration, and premature death. Another $11 billion was in total healthcare costs. $61 billion was for criminal justice costs due to criminal investigation, prosecution, incarceration, and victim costs. Even though these estimates and costs may make drug trafficking appear to do more harm than good, that is not exactly the case in Mexico or many Latin American countries.
Legalization will take the profit out of drugs, 2. Legalization will eliminate the black market. , 3. Legalization will dramatically reduce crime. , 4.
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A country where all drugs are legalized can be the perfect economic and social compromise. Ultimately, it contains the both of best worlds as it would allow for the economy to flourish due to the infusion of new income from tax reforms. Drug liberalization is the next step for the United States for us to become a new country with limited violence less drug abuse and a better prison system. Drug liberalization needs to happen and happen fast for the progression of the people as a civilization. Portugal in 2001 decided to take the initiative to decriminalize all drugs within the country.
El Chapo was one of the most infamous drug lords that didn’t have their voice heard. When El Chapo escaped from prison it was a raining night and he hijacked two cars. El Chapo Guzman states that his Sinaloa cartel isn’t a “top-down corporation but a federation of tens of thousands of criminals.” Out of those tens of thousands of criminals they’re farmers, smugglers, corrupt police officers, and accountants. In 2006, Mexican police reported 11,800 murders, which rose to 22,800 in 2011, and dropped back to 15,600 in 2014.
Anti Illegal Immigration Most everyone has either heard it on the news or listened to President Donald Trump speak about the fact that illegal immigration is an ongoing, outrageous problem in the United States. In 1970, illegal immigrants made up 4.8 percent of the entire United States population. Back in 2005, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States nearly tripled to 12.1 percent of the entire population (Camarota). The number one driving factor that pushes illegal immigrants into the United States is the high probability of being employed.
One of these ways is the legalization of cannabis. Alcohol and cannabis act as substitutes. Although this has not been fully demonstrated, people are likely to use cannabis instead of alcohol. To the extent that the legality of cannabis causes less alcohol consumption, it is likely to make society safer due to the fact that alcohol leads to violence, causing weakness and many other dangerous behaviours that have been presented by criminals. Similarly, the reduction of crime is about weakening drug cartels, which at this time take their source of income away.