Well, this fella was the biggest shipper of cocaine into the US. At a certain point 80% of the coke used in the US got through Escobar's drug channels. Four out of each five lines were his! Pablo as a kid. Escobar began from humble beginnings; no one could have anticipated this child of a laborer farmer would one day turn into the world's leader biggest ever drug cartels.
Through working for drug lord Héctor "El Güero" Palma and Félix Gallardo, Guzmán swiftly moved up the ranks after the leaders of the Guadalajara Cartel approved of Guzmán’s business strategies which included execution of smugglers who failed to deliver drug shipments on time. Utilizing these tactics and connections with other drug lords, Guzmán founded his own cartel which he expanded to create Mexico’s largest and wealthiest cartel. Although Guzmán is known as a pragmatic and ruthless leader, many see him as a keeper of peace and a helper to the people. Ordinary people see him as a leader who has
Introduction Written and published in 2008 by Paul Gootenberg, History professor and Latin American studies at University of New York at Stony Brook, “Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global drug” retraces the pivotal stages of the illicit cocaine trafficking, starting from the boundless coca fields in Latin America to the chemistry laboratories in Europe up until the streets of U.S. cities. The aim of this book review is to provide the reader with a short but detailed insight of what is the main content of the book, by paying particular attention to its structure, objectivity and style. Scope & Organisation Adopting a meticulous chronological approach, Gootenberg describes the infamous and complex untold history of cocaine, analysing and
The Sinaloa drug Cartel, is the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere. The Sinaloa drug Cartel was founded in the Mid-1980’s and its membership; operatives in seventeen Mexican states and as many as fifty countries with criminal activities like drug trafficking and money laundering. It has grown its reach far beyond the Mexican border and is now believed to be the most powerful and widest-reaching drug importer in the United States. The coalition 's members rely on connections at the highest levels and is led by Mexico 's most powerful drug lord Joaquin Guzman alias “El Chapo” who recently escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico. The state of Sinaloa has long been a center for contraband
Trafficking with children and young adults have also been a result of those who try to put an end to the cartel. Before his capture, Joaquin Guzman also famously known as El Chapo was a skilled and feared cartel business man. He and many other cartel leaders are the reason that thousands of people have lost their lives. Guzman’s arrest, has caused some relief for Mexico’s residents. Mrs. Mota among many others was only trying to put an end to the terror of the cartel but they were all silenced.
El Chapo The Most Powerful Drug Lord Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager. He got the nickname "El Chapo" because it was due to his height. He founded the Sinaloa cartel in 1989, over as the time passed he build a powerful drug trafficking cartel. Known for his malevolent actions and powerful influences Guzman has escaped twice from maximum security prisons in Mexico.
Their main goal was being able to control the drug trade between Texas and Mexico ("Barrio Azteca”). Soon after starting to help the Juarez Cartel with their drug operation, they eventually formed an alliance with the cartel. Currently the gang has thousands of members in the United States and Mexican prisons, and continues to spread throughout the states (Cawley). Since the gang follows a hierarchical command of control, many of its leaders rule from within the prison system. The gang is commonly referred to as either the
Sinaloa Cartel was founded in the 1980s by Joaquín Guzmán, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno, Ismael Zambada García, and Héctor Luis Palma Salazar. They are located in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico, and primarily sell Narcotics. They are mostly known for selling illegal drugs, Smuggly drugs to the U.S., and disrupting Narcotics through Mexico/United States. We will see how the Sinaloa Cartel operates throughout the United States. Sinaloa Cartel operates by creating and selling drugs such as Cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, Marijuana, and Methamphetamine.
Though marijuana is not the only product being distributed in the Cartel, it is a gives the Cartel a profit of over 35%. A figure head similar to Al Capone for the drug trafficking industry is El Chapo. Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán the former president of El Salvador, began to lead the drug Cartel in the 1990’s. He would soon become the cause of personally 2000 or 3000 deaths by his own order alone. El Chapos career was finally ended recently when he was recaptured January 8, 2016.
There are several notable transnational criminal organizations. The Sinaloa Cartel was founded and controlled by billionaire Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. This particular cartel stands out due to the overwhelming attention it has received television shows and the media. Often, in these movies, El Chapo is depicted as a hero to the people in Mexico. Such movies show him providing money, food, clothing and medical necessities for the Mexican citizens.
Out of all Latin America, Mexico is the third largest country and has one of the largest populations. By 1574, Spain had control over a lot of the Aztec empire. Spain also had a lot of the enslaved population. During the time the diseases were very bad in the empire. It was brought in by the Spaniards and affected millions between 1521 and 1605.
Furthering the problem, the cartels are currently recruiting children and adults alike to transport drugs. Many of the Mexican people would rather support the cartels because they can make much more money, and there are no real legal repercussions from their actions. In a case study done by Lucina Melesio & John Holman in Mexico cartels recruit children to smuggle people to US, a young boy named Ciudad Juarez transports drugs into the U.S., it is stated in the article that “[w]hile his journey means he can make up to $2,000 on a good day, thousands of other Juarez residents, who work the late shift in the city 's maquila factories producing goods for exportation to the US, earn around $5 a day”. Not only is Mexico in such shambles that smuggling drugs over the U.S. border is more lucrative than a steady job, also citizens would rather rely on cartels because of how corrupt the government is. The overarching consensus from the Mexican people seems to be that they cannot trust their leaders or the cartel, but the cartel helps them more than the
On drug trafficking’s effects on the Mexican economy journalist Jacobo Zabludovsky said, “ If the heavens allowed for drug trafficking in Mexico to end tonight, tomorrow we would be dying of hunger. Or almost” (Que Seria De Mexico). Drug trafficking has a significant impact on how the economy runs in Mexico. Drugs alone bring in about $40 million dollars into the Mexican economy (Que Seria De Mexico). Without this amount of money due to drugs, the Mexican economy would most likely suffer or struggle without the substantial income.
Life in Mexico can be very harsh, many people outside of Mexico believe life in the country isn’t as bad as it seems. Over the years the country has changed but still face many problems. The Mexican drug war is still a highly supplied conflict between the Mexican army and drug cartels in Mexico. The country has been one of the main suppliers of illegal drugs that causes discrimination, drug trafficking and many deaths yearly. The question is, how has life in Mexico changed before and after the war on drugs?
Guzman shifted his control to the eastern states of Northern Mexico (Durango, Coahuila, and Chihuahua) and violence has increased in Mexico and has spread into the border towns of Texas. In order to alleviate drug crime and murders in Mexico and Texas, it would be prudent to put “El Chapo” out of business. Since drug crime in California has decreased after legalization, it seems plausible to adopt such a law to mitigate drug crime in Texas and our neighbor, Mexico.”
