Aside from Mexico‚ we also have Colombia‚ which is known as the capital of drug-trafficking. It is believed that approximately half of the cocaine in the rest of the world comes from here. Since the 1970’s‚ this country has been the home to the “most violent and sophisticated drug trafficking organizations in the world.” The cocaine they grow here‚ is mostly grown in areas where “the state has long lacked control‚”7which is mostly in the jungle and outer-city areas. This land is used for cocaine
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Handbook of Texas” Dan Dickey writes that in the late 1940’s and 1950’s when “Tex-Mex” music became commercialized‚ so did the Music called “corridos”. Back then it became popular to hear songs about drug smuggling and violence. Music from the genre corridos which was about drugs and drug smuggling was called narcocorrido‚ which some would say is “Mexico’s style of gangsta rap”. An excellent example of narcocorrido would be “El Avión de la Muerte” (The Plane of Death) performed by Los Tigres del Norte
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In coming to grips‚ the law needs to do more to tighten the borders in Texas to prevent illegal immigration from crossing over trafficking drugs. The White House stated that President Bush would have a debate on illegal immigration. White House officials said Mr. Bush had always understood the need to protect the border as a former governor of a border state‚ Texas Ruttenberg‚ J. (2006‚ May 13). Mr. Bush was considering a bill to increase law enforcements and military personnel patrolling the
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the world responsible for smuggling about a quarter of all illegal drugs in the U.S. from Mexico with an estimated revenue over 3 billion dollars. Forbes Magazine added its leader‚ Juaquin “El Chapo” Guzman‚ to the 2009 billionaires list and in 2013 ranked him as the 67th most powerful person in the world. What truly defines the Sinaloa Cartel as a Hybrid Threat to the U.S. is its widespread network with criminal organizations throughout the world and international smuggling and distribution networks
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Drug addictions and overdose deaths are happening everyday in America. What happened to the War on Drugs? The news does not even consider drug related deaths newsworthy unless it is a famous person. Some examples are Heath Ledger‚ Whitney Houston‚ River Phoenix‚ Brittany Murphy‚ Amy Winehouse‚ and John Belushi just to name a few. People cry and excuse the fact they were on drugs‚ but the average person that dies from an overdose is overlooked and is shamed. The Center of Disease Control’s Rose Rudd
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extend from California‚ to El Paso‚ to the valley. The first reason given by the government for construction of the wall was to prevent terrorist attacks‚ the next was to keep illegal Mexicans out‚ and the most current one is to combat the drug smuggling into the United States. For some Mexicans and Mexican Americans‚ the border poses threats‚ and for others‚ it establishes possibilities for oneself and one’s family. The border industrialization program‚ which began the 1970s‚ increased significantly
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cocaine‚ and‚ upon arriving in the United States‚ excrete them to be sold. This method of delivery is fraught with danger. There is‚ of course‚ the possibility that the mules will be discovered by authorities on either side of the border‚ and smuggling such large quantities of narcotics carries hefty penalties that could see them locked up for life. Another‚ even more serious threat is that the pellets could‚ at any time‚ rupture inside of the mule’s body‚ which is tantamount to a death sentence
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Andrea September 10‚ 2013 The Real Controversy Imagine you are walking through the busy streets of a downtown city during your lunch break. You casually keep walking to your destination passing by people of all ages‚ genders‚ and cultures. Hundreds of people rush by you. You don’t know a single thing about these people and chances are you will never see them again either. Therefore‚ nothing significant about those people ever crosses your mind. They are regular people leading regular lives
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Patrol The United States Border Patrol is the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol is a group of highly trained officers that detect ‚ and prevent the illegal entry or smuggling of aliens into the United States. Can you imagine the United States without any border protection? The U.S probably may be an obnoxious place to live in. In my point of view‚ the world would be a total chaos without the Border Patrol. Drugs
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INTERNATIONAL CRIME Introduction International crime‚ also known as transnational crime‚ poses a serious threat to American communities‚ financial and business institutions‚ and to the stability and security of the global populace. International crime knows no boundaries or borders‚ nor does it recognize the rules or laws within them. National and international security will always be threatened as long as international crime is at its doorstep. According to Picarelli (2011)‚ the U.S. Department
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