Drug Trafficking In Mexico

Joaquin Guzman best known as “El Chapo” is the world's greatest drug lord. He has been captured three times and has been able to escape twice, once in a laundry basket and the second time he managed to escaped in an underground tunnel built in his shower cell. He was recently recaptured after being fugitive for about six months. Joaquin entered the drug business as a teenager and later became in charge of the Sinaloa cartel. “He shops and ships by some estimates more than half of all the cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana that come into the United States”(Penn). Many argue that El Chapo is a really bad person that only does a lot of harm to the citizens in Mexico, but what most don't know is that he actually helps some of them.

According to this article the young dealers employed by the cartels operate in unlicensed addiction treatment facilities. Essentially the cartels are targeting already troubled youth at a very vulnerable time. “Mexican officials and youth advocates said they fear that the rampant criminality is producing a generation that venerates cartel barons and views trafficking as a form of rebellion—as well as an escape from poverty.” (Booth and Fainaru 2) This quote is an example of the cartel praying on the weak and disenfranchised. It is very easy for a young person to view criminal activity as a viable source of income when no other options are presented to them. The authors of this article carefully describe how the strength of the cartel is exploited and used to recruit youth that have no other options.

Thesis Statement: How Joaquín Guzmán Loera became a mythical figure in Mexico, both a narco folk hero and a villain

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, also known as El Chapo, was born in the rural community of La Tuna, Badiraguato, Sinaloa (Beith, 2010). Guzman Loera started his trafficking career in the 1980’s working for the powerful Miguel Angel Felix-Gallardo (U.S Department of State, 2015); he was able to quickly move up the ranks because of his expertise in air logistics (U.S DOS, 2015). Guzman Loera is now the most powerful drug trafficker in the world and the leader of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. Thousands of killings have been attributed to Guzman Loera’s organization, along with kidnappings, and extortions. Mexican authorities arrested Guzman Loera on June 9th, 1993, for murder and drug related charges and was given a twenty year sentence in a maximum security prison in Jalisco, Mexico. However, he managed to escape from the maximum security prison on January 19, 2001 (U.S DOS, 2015). His escape from the maximum security prison in Jalisco has allowed him to

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (El Chapo) was born on December 25, 1954 in the community of Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico. His parents were Emilio Guzman Bustilos and Maria Consuelo Loera Perez. He grew up on his father’s cattle ranch with his two younger sisters, Amida and Bernarda, and four younger brothers, Miguel Angel, Aureliano, Arturo and Emilio. It is also known that his father was an opium farmer. Throughout Guzman’s childhood he was often beaten by his father for standing up to him. Usually protecting his younger siblings therefore he ended up taking his father’s wrath. Guzman dropped out of the third grade to work for his father, this was due to the fact that the nearest school was 60 miles away and the family could not afford to commute. With little education and few opportunities for employment in his hometown, he became to help cultivate opium for his father. His brothers also joined the family business when they came of age. They would harvest the plant by the kilos and his father would sell it to other suppliers. Guzman became tired of his father’s mismanagement, so he started growing and cultivating his own marijuana plantation with a few distant cousins. He then became financially able to support his family, while his father could not. This ended up leading to his father kicking him out due to jealousy. He then went to live with his grandfather, this is where he earned his nickname El Chapo, which means shorty. This due to the fact that he was 5’6” and

He spends a lot of fortune on financing houses for the poor, building football fields in the poor areas, giving money to the poor and other charities. This earned him the nickname The Robinhood of Medellin. The people of Medellin was very loyal to him and when the government went after Pablo Escobar they did not even alert the local law enforcement because the government was scared that they might tip Pablo Escobar because most of the local law enforcement was on his payroll. When he ran for public office he brought the spotlight to his wealth and people began to research his income. He was publicly denounced by Justice Minister of Columbia Rodrigo Lara Bonilla because of Pablo work in cocaine trafficking. When all this was taking place and the public found the truth about him the United States also withdrew his visa. After his underworld empire was exposed Pablo ordered the assassination Justice Minister Lara. He also was alleged of funding the M-19 insurgent which attacked the palace of justice in central Bogota, so they can destroy the evidence that the government of Columbia has of The medellin cartel. Pablo Escobar even had an American CIA contract pilot name Barry seal working for him as a pilot smuggling drugs. when he was caught by The D.E.A he was forced to be an informant as a plea deal. He took pictures of Nicaraguan soldiers loading cocaine onto a plane for Pablo Escobar. he was shot dead in

Hutt, David. “Heroes and Villains: Pablo Escobar.” David Hutt, 30 Jan. 2015, http://davidhuttwrites.com/2014/09/25/heroes-and-villains-pablo-escobar/. Over this article David Hutt, compares the good and the bad Pablo Escobar did during his life. He starts out by mentioning how Escobar build a neighborhood for the people living in poverty. He built them houses with all the must haves and aside from that also built schools and hospitals. The author also mentions how Escobar was a corrupter, murder and a Colombian Robin Hood for the poor people. Hutt is able to mention the two sides of one of the richest drug lords and adds to the controversy on whether he was a hero or a villain to Colombia.

What’s more these cartels’ will also use the kidnaped women and girls for their own personal use. Nevertheless, the spread of human trafficking in Mexico has declined, yet the biggest problem has moved into the Mexican mountains, where remote areas have little or no authority at all. These areas are where the cartel usually pays off the authorities. But, in the case

Escobar, sought to create patron-client followings in the cities by handing out cash to the poor,

Revenue is the total amount of income that is brought by a company, city or country. While the drug cartels average out about 22 billion dollars annually since the drug war began Mexico has lost an abundance of cash flow and customers due to the drug war. Despite the terror everyone around the country talks about they still venture into Mexico providing them with an astonishing 13.8 billion dollars from 2006 to 2008. It is clear to see that the total amount of money going both ways is staggering, but more money is flowing into the drug cartels hands. This money is being used to purchase drugs and weapons. CNN reporter states that that over 70% of the weapons that have been removed from cartels or found at crime scenes are traced back to the United States of America. With the cartels in possession of so much of the revenue that used

The arrest of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was a victorious circumstance for the Mexican government, who have been closing down on his presence for the recent past years. Mexican authorities began taking down high ranked members of the Sinaloa Cartel including two of Guzman’s main associates. On February 22, 2014, the world’s most wanted man had also been captured. Although the biggest drug lord has been captured, the crime and violence left behind cannot be forgotten.

The idea of drug trafficking makes most gasp in disgust but for the country of Columbia, drug trafficking was their upbringing and yet, eventually it was their demise. Pablo Escobar brought hope to poor and fear to the wealthy and even though his ways were cruel, his deeds were kind. Not only did Pablo Escobar bring the country of Columbia under his rule but he influenced this country's culture in a beautiful but horrible way.

Human trafficking is one of the major issue that need to be fix. In this article, it is discussed about how the human trafficking should control using the alternatives in between The United State and Mexico. According to the U.S. Department of State, nearly 80 percent of victims are female, whereas 70 percent of them imposed on sexual trade. One of the most potential option for reducing the human trafficking is building the wall between these two countries. Whereas, it is more costly to build this architecture and might take many years to complete, it is not useful to apply as soon as possible. On the otherhand through the legalization of entry to US would decrease the illegal entry. As a part of Merida Initiative both countries is working

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.

The government has made some gains, but at a heavy price. A total of 34,612 people have died in drug-related killings in Mexico in the first four years (Siddique). Most of these killing are between cartel rivals fighting for the control of territories. There are five cartels operating in Mexico: the Sinaloa, the Gulf, Juarez, Tijuana, the Zetas. The major cartels are the Gulf, Sinaloa and Juarez (Cook 21). Many of these cartels have joined together forming powerful alliances known as the “Federation” (Cook 17). The cartels work together, but they remain independent organizations.