Drug Trafficking In Latin America

The United Nations has kept a vibrant presence in Latin America as a way to combat issues such as inequality, poverty, prevention of domestic violence and gender violence, along with actions to reduce cartel interactions with Latin American society and infrastructures. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have detailed reports regarding various drugs and the progress made to eliminate their production. The main countries monitored by this report are Colombia and Peru, as they are the largest producers of cocaine globally. In Colombia, government records displayed proof of various regions being sprayed in

Many solutions are being proposed to solve the problems relating to drugs in UK. It is quite evident that when UK successfully controls the amount of drugs smuggled from the West African countries, which are known to provide funding to terrorist organizations, it would be a huge step towards the eradication of narco terrorism. With support from the UN, The United Kingdom along with the countries that are majorly affected by narco terrorism like Afghanistan, Mexico, Russia and the United States of America, can bring an end to this major threat that is being faced by the entire world. Co-operation between the different regions is

In the last decades, narco trafficking and organized crime had emerged as the main security threats in Latin America. Deviant globalization increase their power by establishing connections with similar organizations in other parts of the world, like cocaine distribution networks, for example. This perceived danger increases the pressure on the governments for effective solutions, and some of them consider that these problems had overwhelmed the capabilities of the local police. Consequently, the intervention of military forces would be necessary to secure the stability of the countries. However, the use of force as the only solution is the outcome of a misunderstanding of the root causes that generates them. This paper presents the research for a general pattern in the region that is helpful to understand how the civil society perceives the failures of governance and how the networks of illegal activities exploit this perception.

Multinational character of drug trade requires law enforcement being close to the source of the drug production. Given that many local governments in drug producing countries are weak and lack resources, an outside power, like DEA is necessary to train local law enforcement, cooperate with them, and provide intelligence to address the problem. Moreover, expansive character of drug trafficking networks and the traffickers opening new routes to accommodate new markets might complicate interception of the drugs as they leave the country of production. Therefore, DEA’s operations might have more success being in such countries and try to intercept the drugs before they leave their countries of

Without a doubt, drug trafficking presents an enormous problem for Latin American countries and there exists a significant need for innovative strategies to deal with the issues.

dominating the drug industry are the Latin American and majority of Asian, specifically cocaine and heroin production. Global organised crime is evolving and embracing new markets and technologies; moving from the traditional hierarchies towards a more flexible, network based construct of organisation. To a certain extent, the legitimate world is a victim of its own accomplishment; the globalisation of the legal economy has globalised the underworld. This has provided the demands of numerous illicit services, and an improvement of policing ironically forcing criminals to become more organised to continue. The international organised crime groups that are working together and with an effect, dividing the globe amongst them. There is sufficient

Like many other countries in Latin America and across the globe, Peru is no stranger to the economic and social impacts of illicit drug trade. However, unlike most other countries in the region like Colombia, Peru does not experience a high rate or organized crime or violence surrounding the drug trade. Although violence is minimal, the growth of cocoa and the production of cocaine is a massive industry within the country, creating an interesting dynamic between the people of Peru, those involved in the drug trade, and the Peruvian Government. The drug trade in Peru has been fueled by the geography, structure of the criminal groups involved, perceived corruption of the military and police forces, and an ineffective and overcrowded prison system.

In a country of struggling economies, many have viewed the drug trade as one South American’ s most successful businesses. Latin America 's drug trafficking industry has been depicted in United States popular culture through motion pictures such as Scarface and Traffic. The purpose of my research is to take away society’s perception of what Hollywood has depicted drug trade to be and bring out what narcotics trafficking really is, as well as trying to coincide with the motivations of those people who take part in this. I will present the origins of drug trafficking, case studies regarding two countries (Mexico and Colombia), as well as the overall effects of the business on South America and United States. Drug Trafficking in South America starts in the early 19th century.

In the drug world, there are a great number of networks. Trafficking of drugs is a very serious operation and there is a lot of money involved inside this system. With the millions of individuals that use drugs, it would prove to very difficult to meet the demands without people trafficking (4). Despite their reason for taking drugs, there is always illegal substances on the market. Users are willing to spend well above the price for these substances (2). Areas in Asia and South America have a vast amount of resources and many people make their living off of the drug industry. Coca plants are grown all around the country.

Over the past few decades drug cartels in Mexico have begun glorifying their brutal attacks and fearless efforts over the war on drugs and territory. Drug trafficking has become such a profitable epidemic that various organizations have grown to exploit this area of criminality. Cartels have gained notoriety by amassing large profits in exploiting the drug business. These organizations have created complex strategies to smuggle vast amounts of narcotics from the arms of the producer straight into the hands of the buyers. They have perfected this strategy successfully by distributing the illicit narcotics with the help of their government and local law enforcement, who in return receive bribes of monetary value to look the other way. This

Over the past decade drug cartels has had a free flow through Central America to import illegal drugs to the U.S. Even with a strict drug policy drugs are still crossing the Mexican border. Due to corruption and political influence drug cartels are able to manipulate the government to go undetected. The drug cartel is infamous for their ability to kidnapped, corrupt, and kill anyone trying to crackdown or expose any operation. Due to this corruption within local governments drug activity has been able to flourish causing countless lives of innocent people.

Although Cold War may have put an end to tensions, it produced other unforeseen effects such as a significant expansion in the trafficking of illegal drugs across the in home nation’s boundaries. International travel has become easier due to the increasing technology of airports, and as basically made all nations hypothetically borderless. Even though international drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), such as the Cartel in Mexico, have never respected national boundaries, bigger markets for drug production and easier transportation of the drugs, along with increasing drug use in poor income areas, has impacted drug trafficking. Correspondingly, the universal market for drugs, and the volume of sources to provide to the drug market, is developing exponentially around the world. Once referred to as “the American disease”, Drug trafficking has now became a worldwide plague.

Organised crime began in the 1800s along the U.S-Mexico border. Drug trafficking was initially acknowledged in U.S Mexican relations in the 1920s and 1930s. The Mexican Cartel provides of drug trafficking that contributes towards their increasing existences year by year. (Lupsha.A.P, 1981) recommends that In 1942 La Nocha, intended to traffic marijuana and morphine, but, was indicated by the U.S moreover, heroin was initially seized by the U.S drug enforcement authorities in 1945. Regardless, drug trafficking continued to increase throughout the 1960s. The U.S Justice Department’s National Drugs Threat Assessment 2009 suggested that Mexican drug trafficking organisation were distinguished as the ‘greatest drug trafficking threat to the united

The United States continually points to the suppliers of the narcotics and foreign mafia bosses who run organizations as the primary causes of the difficulty of the War. It is portrayed by the media that Latin American countries just do not seem to understand the responsibility of the War. Still, according to Jesus Blancornelas, major apprehensions of drug lords have for the most part been carried out by foreign policing forces. The United States has invested time, energy and military power in upholding the rhetoric of the War on Drugs. The United States commands the largest demand of the narcotics that are produced in foreign countries. The efforts to thwart and rid society of the drug epidemic have fallen short of success. Still billions and billions of dollars are still annually budgeted towards the fight. The United States has “fought” narcotics with the establishment of many government agencies and the creation of international programs to seek, detain and prevent the flow of drugs. Still the (Drug Enforcement Agency) DEA, the CIA and even Military forces have done little to end the constant supply of drugs to the United States. The cartels, organizations and Mafias that have emerged to ensure the supply of narcotics, still remain unchallenged by the United States. The powerful and ruthless cartels and drug lords have emerged as a reaction to the United States organized corruption. While the

What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear of the region Latin America? Poverty, violence, drugs? Latin America is a major region where drugs are generated, imported, and exported. The general stereotype with regards to Latin America is that the region is drug infested due to the history of use, the problems regarding drug trafficking, and the continued statistics proving the ongoing use of drugs. Despite the fact that not every country in Latin America fits in this mold, history and data supports this impression.