take down the gangs and drug dealers that bring terror and crime into our neighborhoods. The Drug Enforcement Administration seizes assets of any sort that are used in drug trafficking or intended to be used for such. Another topic most people do not realize or think about is the use of legal drugs. Anything legal can become illegal if someone chooses to make it that way. The distribution and manufacturing of legal drugs is a huge problem. The Drug Enforcement Administration, under the Controlled Substances
Mexico’s drug cartel violence problem has been of ongoing help. The cartels are unabashed in trying to continue to run their drug smuggling operations. The Mexican people have had to endure a high number of homicides in their country. Some of these people killed were innocents who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Many of the homicides were intentional as drug cartels often send messages to people warning others not to interfere in their businesses. Mexican law enforcement officials are killed
Battling Mexican Drug Cartels Introduction What are federal law enforcement agencies doing to combat the powerful Mexican drug cartels that are making billions of dollars smuggling drugs into the U.S.? This paper focuses on the response that U.S. officials and law enforcement agencies have made to attempt to slow the flow of dangerous drugs across the border, and to cut into the leadership of the cartels. Mexico is Awash in Blood from the Cartels How bad is the violence in Mexico? An article
as large caliber machine guns. They also have access to air assets such as small planes and helicop-ters. It is very likely that the Sinaloa Cartel will conduct counter-surveillance operations on U.S. forces, as well as being apprised of military operations through corrupt government and military officials. They have a wide variety of communication assets, and will use operational security. The cartels have hitmen called Sicarios, they guard the shipments and the money, protect the cartel's turf from
For years now, drug trafficking has been a concern for the nation’s government. Not only is this true, but it is a major problem in other countries as well. Since drug usage and trafficking was considered a high priority problem, the DEA also known as the drug enforcement administration was created. This administration began in 1973 by President Nixon. Nixon’s intentions by creating the DEA would be to monitor the drug trafficking and its problems within the United States and throughout other countries
The U.S. has been involved in the war on drugs across the U.S. – Mexican border for almost a decade. While the United States has continued to be an active helper in assisting the Mexican government, the level of violence and gang-related deaths are still increasing at an alarming rate. So far, the majority of U.S. involvement has been in the way of money and physical enforcement; both Mexico and our border with them have become heavily militarized in the years since the “war on drugs” was launched
In this essay, we will do an international comparison between the U.S. and Mexico reviewing substantive law, procedural law, judicial law, policing systems, and international police cooperation. Currently the U.S. legal system is based on a common law system, while Mexico is based on a civil law system. The U.S. and Mexico have substantive and procedural law. “Substantive law and procedural law are the two main categories within the law. Substantive law refers to the body of rules that determine
Choose a law enforcement agency. Detail that agency's plan of action to combat the violence of a particular gang. List real world examples. Discuss what is currently being done to combat drug violence, and describe the effectiveness of these tactics. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or
Rickey Corporan 5/2/15 Public Policy Essay: Drug Policy Public Policy is the righteous guide to action taken by the decision-making executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues that are reliable with law and institutional levies. The basis of public policy is self-ruled by national legal laws and guidelines. Further substrates contain both judicial explanations and regulations in which it becomes official by legislature. While dealing with issues that concern public policies
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Law enforcement agencies in Wood County are working on efforts to gain federal resources to combat drug abuse in its communities. The Parkersburg Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force is hoping Wood County will be designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, which would enable further coordination with federal, state and local law enforcement officials to combat problems related to drug use. The task force consists of the West Virginia State Police, the Wood County