-some drug lords communicate about deals using social networks like Twitter.
-every year, 436 million people enter the U.S. by air, sea and land.
-this gives the US drug law enforcement agencies a hard time trying to safeguard the borders.
-65% of all the cocaine that comes in comes from the Mexico borders.
-90% of all cocaine consumed in the US comes via Mexico.
-drug trafficking from South America to the US is worth about 13 billion dollars a year.
-the 7 major cartels are; Juárez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Los Zetas Cartel, Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Cartel.
-Mexico's most wanted fugitive in drug trafficking is Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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This point made me realize that a lot of people enter the U.S by different transportation methods. It made me realize this because now i understand that Safety and security is reinforced very highly.
ReplyDeleteA point about this you may want to think about is maybe expanding your horizons of which countries are drug trafficking. You may want to think about this because if you broaden the countries you reasearch more people will realte and be intrested then if you just focused on Mexico and South America.
ReplyDeleteYou make several good arguments for the US better securing our boarder with Mexico. There are always two sides to any argument however. You might also consider what would happen to relations between our two countries were we to do so. Can you see any negative effects a stronger boarder might impose?
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