Mexican Drug War

The drug war is a war against the mexican government trying to end the drug trade with the cartels. “American officials accuse him of contributing to “the death and destruction of millions of lives across the globe through drug addiction, violence and corruption”(Neuman). Some say that America’s demand on drugs is the reason there are so many deaths, but most people just blame the drug lords in especially Guzman. El Chapo is most blamed for the crimes because he is one the most popular drug lord and two he has the biggest drug cartel in Mexico called the Sinaloa cartel. There is how ever another famous cartel group called Los Zetas. “Just months later Mexican authorities found in the same area at least 47 mass graves with at least 193 yet unidentified bodies from victims who had been tortured by Los Zetas”(Ortiz). Even tho the Sinaloa cartel does murder a lot of people, Los zetas are mainly known for torturing a large numbers of humans. Therefore Guzman shouldn't take all the blame. Many blame him for corruption of the government in Mexico. “He fought the law, and he won. He beat what many Mexicans see as a corrupt and freckles governing class”(Neuman). The citizens of Mexico know it's not the cartels fault their government is defected. They actually support Guzman in making fun of the corrupt

The drug war has caused many problem problem in many countries especially in mexico where the heat of the problem has come to be from raging war between the government of mexico and drug cartels, from many cities not being safe because of the constant violence throughout the country to economic disruption and more. More than 164,000 people had died between 2007 and 2014 because of the drug war in mexico, more than the iraq and afghanistan war zones combine.

The drug war has cost many problem problem in many countries especially in mexico where the heat of the problem has come to be from raging war between the govt of mexico and drug cartels, from many cities not being safe because of the constant violence throughout the country to economic disruption and more, more than 164,000 people had died between 2007 and 2014 because of the drug war in mexico more than the iraq and afghanistan war zones combine (Kurzgesagt).

In January 2004, senatorial candidate Barack Obama firmly opposed the twenty two-year war on drugs, saying that the United States’ approach in the drug war has been ineffective (Debussman).  Although the term, “war on drugs,” was originally coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971, it wasn’t until Ronald Reagan announced that “drugs were menacing society” that it became a major policy goal to stop widespread use. Following Reagan’s promises to fight for drug-free schools and workplaces, the United States boosted its efforts in its most recent declaration

Mexico has a long history of cartels the deaths, drugs and weapon trafficking is in all time high increasing year by year. “Mexico's gangs have flourished since the late 19th century, mostly in the north due to their proximity to towns along the U.S.-Mexico border. But it was the American appetite for cocaine in the 1970s that gave Mexican drug cartels immense power to manufacture and transport drugs across the border. Early Mexican gangs were primarily situated in border towns where prostitution, drug use, bootlegging and extortion flourished” (Wagner). They keep themselves armed and ready with gun supplies shipped from the U.S, taking control of the drug trades. The violence is spilling so out of control that

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 War on Drugs has devastated Mexico’s socio-economic infrastructure while failing to stop the manufacturing and trafficking of drugs, both domestically and internationally.

In 2006, Mexico began to crack down on drug trafficking operations in union with the United States. Why all of the sudden? In regard to that question, my paper will include a history of events leading up to this sudden crack down on drug trafficking, from its start in the 1960’s until today. After the history of the drug war, I will discuss the main states involved like the United States and Mexico itself. Along with their main goal of eliminating drug trafficking all together, although it is a very high expectation. Mexico has sent out 50,000 soldiers that are being paid less than a burrito vendor, in attempt to lessen the

On the other hand, from 2000 to 2010, both countries faced similar conflicts but each with their own purpose and background. For example, in 2006 Mexico declared war against the 7 Mexican cartels. This war was the first time that Mexico declared war on drugs. In this war, approximately 164,000 people have been a victim of homicide due to drug conflict (Shirk, 2011). In 2007 according to U.S Government estimates, approximately 15,500 metric tons of marijuana and an unknown number of Methamphetamine were produced in 2007 and exported primarily to the United States (Schaefer, Bahney, Riley, 2009). Mexico in this war was experiencing one of the most horrible and bloody wars of its time. Mexico was fighting the drugs cartels that were strongly armed

The Mexican Drug War was a sad time when Mexico was trying to have firearms, tobacco, alcohol, etc... come over the border into their country illegally. During this time many lives were lost and sadly forgotten.

Critics outside and inside of Mexico who are witness to the casualties of the Mexican War on Drugs are keen to blame Felipe Calderon’s administration (the Mexican government) for the escalation of conflict within the country starting in 2006; arguing that the fast militarization and the lack of the state’s strength augmented such conflict. In the article “Did the Military Interventions in the Mexican Drug War Increased Violence?” by Valeria Espinosa and Donald B Rubin; the statistics analysts, studied two articles from a leading Mexican magazine Nexos, both with the same conclusion, “that military interventions had increased homicide rates in those states where intervention took place” (Espinosa and Rubin, 17). The results, although it was

Al-Eryani, Ausan. "Mexico’s drug war effects US as well." Collegiate Times. Virginia Tech. Web. 23 Jul 2013. <http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/18328/mexicos-drug-war-effects-us-as-well/p2>.

It can be hard to differentiate between conflict and issue in regards to Latin America’s drug war and International Relations. The Mexican drug war is a global issue because it interferes with the states ability to collaborate and form policy in order to address the issues between international borders.

During the mid-2000’s former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon announced his war on the cartels and led to a crackdown against these organizations, along with assistance with

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.