Drug Trafficking Marijuana in the United States
Oct 22, 2011

Drug Trafficking Marijuana in the United States Drug trafficking is a very big problem in the United States and has been for a long time. Drug trafficking is one of the most profitable illegal businesses that many people have become wealthy doing and continue to do to this present day. When you hear drug trafficking, most people don't really know what it means, or know what to think about it. The most common term that is usually affiliated with drug trafficking is drug dealing or "pushing drugs" on the street. Drug trafficking organizations typically have members from both the US and abroad. Drug law enforcement agencies face an enormous challenge in protecting the country's borders. The difficulty in measuring the amount of cannabis worldwide was evident in the most recent United Nations’ World Drug Report in which the organization estimated that it ranged between 200,000 and 641,800 hectares ( World Drug Report 2010). Each year, according to the U.S. Customs Service, 60 million people enter the United States on more than 675,000 commercial and private flights. Another 6 million come by sea and 370 million by land. In addition, 116 million vehicles cross the land borders with Canada and Mexico. More than 90,000 merchant and passenger ships dock at U.S. ports. These ships carry more than 9 million shipping containers and 400 million tons of cargo. Another 157,000 smaller vessels visit our many coastal towns. . Amid this voluminous trade, drug traffickers conceal cocaine, heroin, marijuana, MDMA, and methamphetamine shipments for distribution in U.S. neighborhoods. (U.S. DEA, 2004).
Drug trafficking has affected the world in many ways. Furthermore, causing problems that are setting off more alarms for the government. To fix a problem you have to start at the root of the problem so in order to stop