The CIA: Bringing Drugs Into The United States

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website provides a substantial amount of information on the federal agency. The opening page displays current news, releases, topics, and resource centers on a variety of information that pertain to the agency. The website states that the mission of the DEA is to enforce the controlled substance laws and regulations and bring those involved in the growing, manufacturing, or distribution of illicit substances to criminal and civil justice. The site specifies where offices of the DEA are held. There are 221 domestic offices in 21 divisions throughout the United States. North Dakota is in the Chicago Division, with Chicago, Illinois being the closest office. The website also gives information

As many African-Americans were rejoicing their long and strenuous journey, a new plan was afoot for them: the war on drugs. The war on drugs is unequivocally the biggest and most durable war this country has ever fought against its own citizens. Like any other wars the United-States has engaged in, the war on drugs is remarkably different; it was fought internally, and intended to target a specific group, people of color. Their communities, houses and churches were flooded with law enforcements, constantly checking for illegal possession of drugs. They were branded criminals and were continuously being thrown in jails or prisons, with harsh and lengthy sentences imposed on them. And once they were released, many are saddled with huge debts

Webb also published a follow up book to his three part series, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion, which featured a great deal of convincing evidence from a litany of government documents and highly credible government witnesses. Webb’s efforts created enough controversy to force the CIA to form an internal investigation by the Inspector General, Frederick Hitz. After Hitz concluded the investigation, he essentially functioned in a public relations capacity by telling the media that the CIA wasn’t complicit in drug trafficking. In actuality, the Hitz report essentially vindicated Gary Webb’s investigation and further supported it. However, the CIA wisely guessed that very few people would bother to actually read the report. In fact, as Michael Ruppert pointed out, the report was released on October 8, 1998. That was a great day to bury a story because it was the first day of Clinton’s impeachment in the House.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) main purpose is to enforce all controlled substance laws and regulations weather they are state or federal in the United States. Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the United States. However, Marijuana is not “legal to possess” by federal law. The DEA’s job is to enforce the laws and regulations both state and federally, to punish at the highest max of the law, and up hold the odds between the state and federal government.

The American Government has passed and encouraged legislation that intentionally criminalized and incarcerated black citizens. During the 1960’s, drugs became a symbol of rebellion against society and politics. The rising epidemic of drugs plagued the country which prompted President Nixon to launch the “War on Drugs” campaign. Nixon increased the presence and funding of federal drug control agencies and enforced mandatory minimum sentencing. However in 2016, one of Nixon’s former aides, Domestic Policy Chief John Ehrlichman, revealed the war on drugs targeted blacks and hippies. He stated "The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people..we knew we couldn't make it illegal

Pulling into a run-down neighborhood that you will never see again, meeting someone you have only spoken briefly to over text or through a prepaid call. Moving to the door the nerves kick in, Are the drugs tainted? Will I be shot, raped, mugged? Will I even make it out of this house alive? These are all real feelings of someone who uses drugs. Ross Ulbricht created the Silk Road to make a safer environment for those who choose the freedom to use drugs, “A frictionless marketplace where everyone had freedom as long as it didn’t impinge on someone else’s freedom.”(1) Keeping up with other countries the government could have profited from Silk Road because being Free is the Libertarian way.

US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lead of law enforcement operation for combat of sale and distribution of narcotics and other illegal drugs. The DEA is under the Department of Justice that enforces federal anti-drug laws. The DEA is responsibilities included investigation and preparation for major violators of controlled substances at interstate and international levels. It prosecution of criminal and drug gangs who perpetrate violence’s in communities. Management of national federal, state, local and forgive official to collect, analyze and disseminate operation drug illegal information. Enforcement of Controlled Substances Act to pertain to manufacture, distribution and dispensing of legally produced substances.

Today, the U.S contains five percent of the world 's population and it holds twenty-five percent of the world 's prisoners. Approximately one out of every four prisoners on the planet is in a U.S prison. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) makes over 30,000 arrests each year related to the sales and distribution of illegal narcotics. In 1986 the Anti-Drug Abuse act set the 5 and 50 gram quantities for crack cocaine which triggered the five and ten year mandatory minimum jail sentence for crack cocaine. This created a conflict with the ratio from crack to powder cocaine because it was 100:1 meaning a person caught with crack cocaine would be more likely to serve longer jail time than a person caught with powder cocaine. The unfair ratio would get a person caught with 5 grams of crack cocaine the same amount of jail time as a person who is caught with 28 grams of powder cocaine. An issue seen around the country is that people of minority are treated unfair under the law. Not only are people being treated unequally under the law but we are adding to the issue of mass incarceration. The Fair Sentencing Act, which will reduce the amount of people who are sentenced to prison for crack and powder cocaine is beneficial because prisons have become so overcrowded and so many people have been sentenced to jail unfairly and are serving ridiculous sentences for nonviolent drug offenses.

The DEA actually stands for, “the Drug Enforcement Administration” this administration was created in 1973 by President Richard Nixon (DEA). The Drug Enforcement Administration was created to have greater impact on stopping drug deals and any type of drug distribution within the United States. Many people believe the DEA is separate from the other law enforcement agencies, but the Criminal Justice System all comes together to prevent any drug related incidents and stop them whichever way that they can.

and destroy the violators at a national level. They work right in our local communities as well. They are the ones investigating to be able to 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 Act, has the responsibility to enforce the laws surrounding this act.

What is International Drug Trafficking? International Drug Trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws (CITE). Most of the drugs that are being transported are grown in developing nations and then are transported to Industrialized nations such as the United States and Europe where drug use is all over. The United States and Europe have laws that are against drug usage, so for the drug users to get what they need they buy it on the black market. In Latin America many leaders believe that if the United States would allow illegal drugs to become legal, then they would have less drug addicts and overdoses. Since the United States would not allow illegal drugs into their country drug trafficking organizations, such as the cartels have stepped in to give the American people what they want, while making a ton of money. According to (CITE) Bruce M. Bragley the cartels have taken over drug trafficking all over the world for the past twenty-five years. Bragley also claims without uncertainty that the United States is the largest consumer of illicit drugs on Earth. The United States alone consumes more than one billion dollars on illicit drugs. (CITE) Although Cocaine is the most popular drug, it has significantly dropped in usage in the United States, but has gain usage in Europe. Cocaine is now largely consumed by Brazil and has replaced Argentina completely, this was reported by the United Nations. The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime reports that the Americas combined consumed sixty-three percent of the four hundred and forty metric tons of cocaine available, while the European population consumed twenty-nine percent of the world supply. (CITE) Out of all the drugs that are trafficked cocaine has been to more countries and has made the most success by spreading to more than two hundred countries. Drug Trafficking is not as

Tackling the War on Drugs (CD) and Combating Transnational Crime Organizations (TCO) is an important national security problem. While addressing this issue in a scholastic forum, I immersed myself into this problem set using the guidance of assuming the role of Colonel Tim Killian. Utilizing the provided case and the ADIA framework and course concepts, I reviewed and assessed the information presented. The goal of Joint Task Force North (JTFN) J-5 is to develop a “strategy for military support to counter drug efforts and more broadly fight transnational organized crime.”

A woman overdose due to heroin dealt by five other people one being a fifteen-year-old boy who delivered the heroin to the victim. On the day of the death of the victim(sometime within a week), she went to go buy heroin near a living space in Greensburg. After receiving the drugs she went home and later overdosed. The dealers(Brea Sanders, Toni Sanders, Maurice Williams, Tywan David, and the fifteen year old boy) were found with 690 stamp bags in the room as well as themselves, due to a tip that gave local authorities the location of the deal, allowing all five to be arrested on the spot and charged with drug charges as well as murder charges. This problem is not only a local one, yet a national level problem. This happens all over the US, but this one is one of the local reports in Pittsburg. Also, Drug use and dealing have been a problem within the US for years, yet the banning of drugs is helping the business grow and certain city law enforcement rarely does anything about it until someone is found dead. Overall, the article was to prove that anyone could become involved with the trafficking of drugs, and be a “Mule, or the person who delivered the deadly drugs in this case,…(to not being) an adult,”.

After evaluating the impact of Global Narcotics Drug Control, the Republic of Croatia believes that global control is necessary is combating the drug problem. All member states should enforce that there state is participatory is global control. The Republic of Croatia recognizes the many strategies and acts that have previously been instated and updated to deal with the world drug problem. The first National Drug Supervision and Control Strategy and Assistance to Drug Addicts in The Republic of Croatia was enacted by the parliament in 1996. This strategy helped to combat narcotic drug abuse, through programs such as addiction prevention, suppression of narcotic drug abuse, to medical treatment and care for addicts and occasional drug users. The Republic of Croatia believes that the cooperation with the European Union is useful when evaluating the impact on Global Narcotics Drug Control. The Croatian Parliament with the EU adopted the second National Strategy on Combating Narcotic Drug Abuse in the Republic of Croatia 2006-2012, in December 2005. The National Strategy called for the creation of the Drug Abuse Prevention Act, which was an institutional system to help prevent drug addiction, give treatment to those addicted, and help combat abuse. It consisted of members on a national level and on a county level. After an evaluation of the National Strategy initiated by the Office for Combating Narcotic Drug Abuse in 2011 (conducted by an external source) it was determined

Since the middle of the 20th century, the worldwide drug trade has centered on the American continent, though specifically on Latin American states. In 1947, Mexican poppy farms had an annual production of 32 to 40 metric tons of opium, but by 2015, this number had increased to over 475 metric tons. The same trend seen in the production of opium is visible throughout Latin America’s production of controlled substances. However, the grave reality is that along with this increase in drug production came violence and instability, which has sadly become a hallmark of the Latin American political and social environment. In 1971, the United States’ president Richard M. Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” and began to dramatically increase the size and presence of drug control agencies in the United States. This campaign by the United States government also aimed to take down drug production at its source in Latin American nations through the involvement of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and other United States law enforcement bodies on the ground, across the continent. As the years progressed, drug trafficking continued to take a toll on the stability of governments in Latin America. However, as large cartels and syndicates were broken up through crackdowns and arrests of their leaders, the Central American region saw the formation of more violent, loosely affiliated groups such as MS-13 and Barrio 18. Today, governments throughout Latin America have been