Tijuana Cartel

that buy and distribute the drugs. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences of two of the largest growers and sellers in the drug trade: The Cali Cartel of Columbia and the Tijuana Cartel of Mexico. The Cali Cartel is the largest, richest, and most complex producers and distributors of cocaine. The cartel concentrates almost entirely in cocaine. Over time they have developed an extremely large and sophisticated distribution system and have generated an extraordinary amount

Mexico. A glorious get away with a beach and a wonderful hotel. Wait, hold on. Tijuana, Mexico. Drugs, poverty, and rough living. Not a trip most people would want to take. Summer of 2016 some teens and adults prepared for a Missions trip to Tijuana Mexico, me being a part of this group. We were going through a group called Amor Ministries, and would be building a house for a needy family. Our first meeting we sat in the youth group center of First Christian Church and introduced ourselves. Not many

activity, and remains a huge area for trafficking activity today. As time progressed El Chapo gained trust from the leaders of the Guadelajara Cartel and became a chauffeur for one leader, Migual Angel Felix Gallardo. El Chapo then became the head of logistics responsible for transporting the drugs across the border with Hector Palma and transporting drugs from Colombia to the Mexican border towns. Once Guzman perfected his craft he then leased an airplane hangar in Mexico City’s principal airport

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

The arrest of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was a victorious circumstance for the Mexican government, who have been closing down on his presence for the recent past years. Mexican authorities began taking down high ranked members of the Sinaloa Cartel including two of Guzman’s main associates. On February 22, 2014, the world’s most wanted man had also been captured. Although the biggest drug lord has been captured, the crime and violence left behind cannot be forgotten. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (El Chapo) was born on December 25, 1954 in the community of Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico. His parents were Emilio Guzman Bustilos and Maria Consuelo Loera Perez. He grew up on his father’s cattle ranch with his two younger sisters, Amida and Bernarda, and four younger brothers, Miguel Angel, Aureliano, Arturo and Emilio. It is also known that his father was an opium farmer. Throughout Guzman’s childhood he was often beaten by his father for standing up to him. Usually

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

Crime and Violence in Mexico as we know it is all too common. The Drugs power and control is often heard way too many times. Drug traffickers often come from a childhood of poverty. But the battle for survival among cartels in Mexico, in which thousands of people, mostly in the drug trade or fighting it, have been killed, has only led drug traffickers to redouble their efforts to get their drugs to market in the United States. These Drug Traffickers all have one thing in common they all want territory

underground drugs today come from a cartel in Mexico because the drugs are inexpensive (Schuppe). Throughout his life, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has smuggled over “one million pounds of narcotics” into the United States, and backboned the United States drug market (Ware). Joaquin Guzman had a hard beginning in life, starting with his struggling childhood, which influenced him to get involved in the drug trade and led to his control over the Sinaloa Cartel, then he proved that he was the ultimate

The Sinaloa Cartel and the Gulf Cartel are two main examples of this. They have set up and taken over trafficking cocaine produced in Colombia and exporting it to the rest of the world. However, what makes Mexico unique from Colombia is that there is an ongoing constant struggle for power between rival cartels. Over time one weakens, and another topples it, effectively taking over the business and becoming the next major enemy of the state. Currently, there are about 7 major cartels that include;