Smuggling

the tight-knit network of people involved in it satisfied... well satisfied with a seemingly infinite source of entertainment and intrigue as well as billions of dollars annually. This trade is an illegal network based on poaching and capturing, smuggling and selling exotic and endangered species for a large profit.

per hour. Many are kidnapped from their families, sold by family members to pay off debts or exchanged for drugs. Human trafficking has become the second most profitable illegal business worldwide with the trafficking or smuggling of drugs being at the top of the list. Human smuggling and trafficking with its high demand from both individuals in source and recipient countries has become a logical area for the diversification of drug trafficking organizations (Shelley 242). Human trafficking

Every day the U.S. border patrol has to constantly keep an eye out for the smuggling of drugs by Mexican Cartels. There has been much violence due to this drug problem that has left many people near the border killed and is allowing more criminals to obtain these weapons. A lot of this attention goes to the U.S. because many of the weapons utilized in the “drug war” are U.S. made and is interfering with trading relations amongst both the U.S. and Mexico. With this current violent situation in Mexico

Most Americans have little knowledge of what the security process is like at the country’s border, while some have personally experienced it and some have family who’ve entered the country for various reasons; many are unaware of the conditions that unauthorized migrants face while trying to cross over. This situation is further complicated by the fact that some of these people are minors who have been suffering from several complications outside of their control and/or are looking for a better life

for homeland security in the United States requires protection from a diverse set of threats. One prominent avenue of attack is via maritime routes, yet the nature of the coastal marine space makes it extremely difficult to detect and intercept smuggling vessels. Many sensing technologies exist for detection of seacraft, but there are few options for deployment of these sensors. Currently, such sensors are deployed on various manned vessels, tethered buoys, and aircraft. Development and testing of

of smuggling and its proximity to the United States, the largest economy in the world, to become a regional threat. It is well known that Mexico is presented today as one of the countries with the highest crime rate, and with a high number of murders, many of them linked to drug trafficking. The violence is certainly linked to the increase of power and the activities of criminal groups involved in drug trafficking and other illicit activities ranging from extortion and kidnapping to smuggling and

Chapo Loera, alias "El Chapo," into the trade (Sinaloa Cartel). The Sinaloa Cartel is a criminal organization that controls much of this related criminal activity. They are very good at what they do, creating techniques over years of practice and smuggling so many illegal drugs all across the western hemisphere. It makes you think how people can live when they are doing such risky actions. You can also are there any good things about these criminal organizations that benefit Mexican society. The fact

the complex interplay between men and women. There are numerous ways in which women on the border between the United States and Mexico become involved in crime and the illicit drug economy. These roles are complex and contradictory. While drug smuggling and other forms of female involvement in crime on the U.S.-Mexico border often lead to victimization, neglect, and abuse, manipulation of these roles can serve as a vehicle for female empowerment and liberation from male control. Large organizations

The book, Blow, tells the story of a small town boy who became a multi-millionaire through dealing cocaine for Pablo Escobar 's Medellin cartel—the largest importer of the United States cocaine supply in the 1980 's. Written by Bruce Porter, the book is based on a true story and was also made into a movie, starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. The book was published in the United States in 1993 by the St. Martin’s Griffin. George Jung, the son of skilled laborers who struggled to make ends meet

The Devils Highway By Luis Urrea The book The Devil’s Highway by Luis Urrea is based on a true story. It tells the tragic story of a group of Mexican immigrants who try to cross the U.S border. Although many Mexicans have died in the desert trying to cross the border previously with this particular story is unique in that it was such a large group that traveled and so many of them died. The title of the book “Devils Highway” is the name of the part of the desert these