Research Paper On Drug Trafficking
December 9, 2013
Drug Trafficking: The War on Drugs
There is a global-wide market that connects every continent. Drug smuggling has been a problem plaguing the world since the dawn of the age of imperialism. Smuggling is the direct result that comes from drug prohibition and the main reason for smuggling is the direct cash profit resulting from the transaction. Illegal drug smuggling can be seen as early in the 1800 's, a clear example would be the Opium War in China. The Chinese had become addicted to the opium provided to them by the British, and once the Chinese government banned it those who had become addicted still wanted their fill. The British then smuggled it into China and got large sums of money for the drug they provided. …show more content…
A person may be found guilty of drug trafficking if he or she is proven to have knowingly delivered marijuana or any other illicit or controlled substance in any of the four groups of drugs defined and listed in the Texas Controlled Substances Act. (Marijuana is classified separately under this law.) Drug trafficking or distribution in Texas is a felony upon which a wide gamut of penalties may be imposed. It may be anywhere from a state jail felony, which carries the lightest sentence, to a first degree felony, which carries the harshest. The factors influencing which sentence will be imposed are: the amount of the drug being distributed or delivered; and the type of drug and which of the four groups of drugs it is classified under. The smaller the amount of a drug in a certain group, the lighter the sentence may …show more content…
Reducing drug trafficking in the United States is not only important for today 's generation, it is important for the safety, health and well-being of all future generations. Unfortunately, the only ways to stop it are to decrease the sales or demand of the drugs or tighten up border and highway laws. There are also plans in the U.S to make rehab mandatory for those convicted of drug-related crimes. Fred Reed from the Washington Times says, "Judges know rehab, counseling and therapy generally don 't work. But neither does prison. Both prisons and rehab are part of a poorly functioning system that can 't change either it or the cities." Although rehab doesn’t always work it does a lot of the time and helps the U.S succeed against the war on drugs. Prisons have given inmates the tools to get an education, learn a trade, and drug rehab if they wanted to pursue these things. Making drug rehab mandatory for those convicted of drug related crimes is another step that should be taken to at least lesson the amount of inmates who leave prison and return to the use and distribution of
Drug Trafficking: The War on Drugs
There is a global-wide market that connects every continent. Drug smuggling has been a problem plaguing the world since the dawn of the age of imperialism. Smuggling is the direct result that comes from drug prohibition and the main reason for smuggling is the direct cash profit resulting from the transaction. Illegal drug smuggling can be seen as early in the 1800 's, a clear example would be the Opium War in China. The Chinese had become addicted to the opium provided to them by the British, and once the Chinese government banned it those who had become addicted still wanted their fill. The British then smuggled it into China and got large sums of money for the drug they provided. …show more content…
A person may be found guilty of drug trafficking if he or she is proven to have knowingly delivered marijuana or any other illicit or controlled substance in any of the four groups of drugs defined and listed in the Texas Controlled Substances Act. (Marijuana is classified separately under this law.) Drug trafficking or distribution in Texas is a felony upon which a wide gamut of penalties may be imposed. It may be anywhere from a state jail felony, which carries the lightest sentence, to a first degree felony, which carries the harshest. The factors influencing which sentence will be imposed are: the amount of the drug being distributed or delivered; and the type of drug and which of the four groups of drugs it is classified under. The smaller the amount of a drug in a certain group, the lighter the sentence may …show more content…
Reducing drug trafficking in the United States is not only important for today 's generation, it is important for the safety, health and well-being of all future generations. Unfortunately, the only ways to stop it are to decrease the sales or demand of the drugs or tighten up border and highway laws. There are also plans in the U.S to make rehab mandatory for those convicted of drug-related crimes. Fred Reed from the Washington Times says, "Judges know rehab, counseling and therapy generally don 't work. But neither does prison. Both prisons and rehab are part of a poorly functioning system that can 't change either it or the cities." Although rehab doesn’t always work it does a lot of the time and helps the U.S succeed against the war on drugs. Prisons have given inmates the tools to get an education, learn a trade, and drug rehab if they wanted to pursue these things. Making drug rehab mandatory for those convicted of drug related crimes is another step that should be taken to at least lesson the amount of inmates who leave prison and return to the use and distribution of