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    Americans, worry about their family and protection and every day well being. Drug Lords, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán a considered godfather of the drug world. He became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas Guillén of the Gulf Cartel, and was considered the "most powerful drug trafficker in the world" by the United States Department of the Treasury. Guzmán had exported more drugs to the United States than anyone else: more than 500 tons (450,000 kg) of cocaine

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    The Sinaloa Cartel is considered the largest and wealthiest organized crime syndicate in the Western Hemisphere. Run by drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Sinaloa Cartel is the biggest player in the Mexican drug trafficking trade. “Mexican drug trafficking is estimated by analysts to be worth $13 billion US a year,” according to the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC, 2015, par. 2). Heavily involved in the production and distribution of marijuana, cocaine and opium, the Sinaloa Cartel is

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    Race And The War On Drugs

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    for the U.S. because when the cartel people get arrested they get sent up here so they can’t be broken out of jail. These transportations cost a lot of America’s money that we have to fund for. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is one of the biggest drug lord in all of Mexico. Mexico wants to send El Chapo up here to the U.S. so he can face the trial up here and go to jail here so he can’t be broken out again. This problem costs a lot of money that

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    The Mexican drug war is a non-stop killing machine for decades. The level of violence and killings is no difference from a modern warfare. In just recent years 70,000 people from the innocent to members of any cartels have been killed, but some estimate the number is a staggering 120, 000. Entire cities and towns have erupted into war zones chock-full with military checkpoints and drug cartels roadblocks. With fully equipped military grade weapons such as grenade, launchers, the drug cartel are equally

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    Killings In Juarez Essay

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    of the border between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Juarez was once known as the deadliest cities in the world. In 2010 3,116 homicides were recorded about 3 murders per day. Also the withdrawal of federal agents, soldiers, and police officers were often accused of corruption.     The residents of Juarez say the bloody turf war between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juarez Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is led by the world’s most wanted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, he also won the border

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    MEXICO FINANCIAL CRISIS 7 However, based on the US Border patrol statistics, the illegal border crossings have a direct correlation of our new administration. Past administrations turned a blind eye to the illegal immigration problem that existed over the last three decades. The Trump administration appears to be steadfast on a political promise to make our borders stronger. As we look at the campaign rhetoric it was clear that the spewed venom and bigotry was a priority for this president

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    In April of 2000 thousands of Bolivians protested that their water supply had been privatized to a U.S. based corporation, Bechtel, as part of a loan program with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bechtel has vast political influence as demonstrated by how they made over $1 billion during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, second only to Halliburton, largely from no-bid contracts. Predictably, this company’s greed showed no limits, even in one of the poorest countries in the

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    The Mexican Cartel on a Global scale The Mexican drug cartel is a major actor on the world scene. Even though it is not seen this way by the general public, those who pay attention know how far their reach is. The Mexican cartel has expanded. There seems to be no sign of them slowing. They have the perfect storm of money, military backing, political connections and Public intimidation. Their empire is growing by the minute. Unfortunately most people have not given these ruthless criminals the attention

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    Nathaniel Louis Rogers Assistant Professor Michelle Holcomb Analysis of Police Operations- CJ 3350 November 26,2014 The Two National Threats: Drugs and Gangs Nathaniel L. Rogers Assistant Professor Michelle Holcomb CJ 3350 Analysis of Police Operations 26 November 2014 The Two National Threats: Drugs and Gangs While conducting research on the different drugs and gangs in our country, and other countries around the world, I found out a lot of interesting facts. I found several articles

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    The Mexican Cartel Imagine living with your family and having a fear of leaving your house or even being in it? Many Mexican citizens are being killed by the narcotics in Mexico. Mexicans are not living in peace in their cities. Narcs never really had a time where it started, it always been around, of course it has increased, but there is no specific date or year. Important groups of the cartel is the Sinaloa cartel, the Beltran Leyva Organization and many more. This issue is important because it

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