Mexico: Drugs or Democracy Introduction Illicit drug trade between Mexico and the United States, estimated between $17 billion and $38 billion a year in 2009 by the Drug Intelligence Center, has a long and storied past. Cartels operated with relative impunity from government prosecution during the seventy year reign of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, (PRI). The movement from an authoritarian government system of the PRI to the liberal democracy initiated by the election victory of the
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innocent citizens of Mexico so then he can strike fear into those he may see as a threat or an obstacle. El 40 was also in a rivalry with another man in the cartel named ‘z3’. They both wanted full control of the cartel. ‘He was later captured by the Mexican Marines in July 15, 2013.’(insight crime el 40, 1). The cartel was not well known for their drug smuggling but for the violence and horrific acts toward the locals. El 40 would burn people alive, as ‘they are suspected of targeting migrants who can't
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Unit 1 Week 1: An antitrust law that was the first United States Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies that was signed July 2, 1980 is called Sherman Antitrust Act. This act allows the US federal government to take the legal action against firms in the formation of trusts as a means of dissolution (Sherman, 2013). Therefore, Goliath and Junior are not correct. The relationships that exists which restrain trade and commerce are strictly forbidden and deemed illegal (Sherman, 2013). Since
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The death toll in the drug war reaches 6,844 in 2008 (CNN Library). The head of Los Zetas and head of Beltron were killed in gun battle in 2009 (CNN Library). High ranking members of Beltron, Gulf, Los Zetas, and Sinaloa are arrested or killed in 2010 (CNN Library). One of original founders of Los Zetas is captured, but FBI, CIA, ICE, and Navy members are killed by Los Zetas in 2011 (CNN Library). Four of Los Zetas’ high ranking enforces were captured by marines. Afterwards, the new leader of Zetas
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Mexican Drug Syndicates Week Four Assignment – Research Paper Instructor: 12/20/2015 Table of Contents 1. Cover Page------------------------------------------------------- 2. Table of Contents----------------------------------------------- 3. Abstract----------------------------------------------------------- 4-10. Body-------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Tables & Graphs-------------------------------------------------- 9. Refer
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CNN Library. "Mexico Drug War Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Mar. 2014. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. This source came from a News website. Listed within the article were many random facts about the war and the cartels involved, as well a timeline of events up until March 9th, 2014 was also listed. I am not entirely sure if the article is bias or not. However, since it did come from a news website I would guess that it was indeed bias. Since I could not really detect any or at least very little
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Fourth and most recently founded Mexican cartel is the Knights Templar. As Business Insider (2014) describes, the new group formed in 2010 by a high-ranked member of the extinct cartel “La Familia Michoacán” (Bender, 2014). Although the Knights Templar cartel was recently formed, its reasons for creating the cartel differs from the typical motives other cartels have. InSight Crime (2017) mentions, the Knights Templar was originally founded as a brotherhood with codes and statues. The initial reason
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with gangs such as, violence, murder, drugs, graffiti and other illegal activities. Gun shots are heard around the neighborhood frequently so it is not safe to be walking around at night alone. Take a look at the so called “War on Drugs” that the government is not winning. Mexican drug cartels still do what they want no matter how much time and effort is put into it. Gangs have been around for a very long time now so I don’t think that there is ever a chance at this problem being solved. Gang members
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Assault Weapons Ban Within the past few years there has been several mass shootings with in the United States like Sandy hook and Columbine. These crimes were done assault weapons, due to these crimes the proposal of an assault weapons ban is being brought up. This interests me as an active gun owner and activist. But with as much of an unbiased view I look for the answer. Should there be a ban on assault weapons? The most popular method for attempting to reduce violent crimes would be gun control
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with gangs such as, violence, murder, drugs, graffiti and other illegal activities. Gun shots are heard around the neighborhood frequently so it is not safe to be walking around at night alone. Take a look at the so called “War on Drugs” that the government is not winning. Mexican drug cartels still do what they want no matter how much time and effort is put into it. Gangs have been around for a very long time now so I don’t think that there is ever a chance at this problem being solved. Gang members
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