drug trafficking
Drug trafficking describes the activities involved in producing and distributing illegal drugs throughout the world. The high demand for illegal drugs in the United States has created a network of drug cartels in countries that produce and distribute drugs that rule through violence and intimidation. In many countries drug trafficking is facilitated by corruption among police and other law enforcement, making it difficult to stem the flow of drugs or the violence trafficking naturally causes as cartels fight for territory and supremacy in the drug trade.
Posted under Addiction & Society
Sam Hurd’s Felony Charges Could Present Troubling Questions for the NFL
It’s hard to understand why a million dollar athlete would risk his career selling drugs on the streets of Chicago. This is a perfect example of how our choices have consequences. Sam Hurd’s choice may very well cause himself and the NFL some disturbing consequences. Continue Reading
Posted under Drug Crime
Another Day, Another Drug Tunnel
United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced the discovery of another US-Mexico drug tunnel. Found Thursday, the drug tunnel starts in a residential kitchen in Tijuana, Mexico and extends over two thousand feet (seven football fields) to the Otay Mesa industrial district in San Diego, California.
The sophisticated international tunnel contains rail cart transport, air circulation and lighting systems and is the second tunnel to be discovered in the same area this month. In fact, the two tunnels are within one half-block of each other. At the Mexican end, users dropped almost one hundred feet into a cinderblock entry vestibule and landed on a wooden floor. Upon exiting in the US, the user would climb a staircase into a room full of pot, almost fifty feet under ground.
Authorities have yet to determine how long this most recent tunnel has been in operation for. However, an investigation into surrounding warehouses began this summer as a result of a tip gleaned after a drug bust in San Bernardino. During the investigation, US law enforcement officials tracked a truck from one of the San Diego warehouses to a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) checkpoint in Temecula; they seized almost 30,000 pounds of marijuana that had been packed into the back of the trailer. Continue Reading
Posted under Methamphetamines
CVS Pharmacy to Pay $77.6 Million for Improperly Controlling Sales of Meth Ingredient
CVS Pharmacy Inc. agreed to pay $77.6 million in a case that alleged improper control in selling pseudophedrine, an ingredient in many cold medications that can be used to make methamphetamine.
Posted under Drug Crime
Reggae Singer Gets Mistrial in Cocaine Trafficking Case
Four-time Grammy award nominee Buju Banton, real name Mark Myrie, must be one very lucky Jamaican reggae star. A judge in Florida recently declared a mistrial in the singer’s drug trial; Banton was caught trying to buy cocaine form an undercover cop in 2009. If convicted, he could have received a sentence of life in prison.
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Drugs and Crime: The Impact of Drugs Within Societies
Drugs and crime are inextricably linked. The damage they do within societies – whether in the United States or countless countries worldwide – is widespread and seemingly unstoppable. Just look at the violence spreading across the border as Mexican drug cartels wage bitter war against each other in a death-grip for control of lucrative drug trafficking routes between Mexico and the U.S. – specifically the bloodshed in and around Arizona border towns.
Posted under The Drug Trade
Dangerous Drug Trafficker Captured in Mexico City
Law enforcement officials in Mexico recently apprehended a thirty-seven year old Texas man who is suspected of being one of North America’s most powerful drug lords. The United States government had previously offered a $2 million reward for his capture; he is believed to be among the top five drug traffickers in Mexico.
Posted under International
Reports Continue to Spread of Venezuela Government’s Drug Trafficking Involvement
Country leaders are expected to make their country safer and free from crime. In Venezuela, however, the opposite appears to be the case. In a recent The New American report, President Hugo Chavez has been making the headlines as a series of reports surrounding allegations of drug trafficking by Chavez’s regime continue to surface.
Posted under The Drug Trade
U.S. Demand for Meth a Boon to Mexico’s Violent Drug Lords
Let’s face it, Americans are addicts. We’re addicted to television, the Internet, cigarettes, carbohydrates, alcohol and drugs. Find someone who isn’t addicted to something, and you’ve found a very odd duck, indeed. That’s why peddlers of addictive substances and things, such as drug dealers, love us. If nothing else, Americans are great consumers.
Posted under Drugs
Guatemala Family Targeted for Drug Trafficking
Do government actions against Guatemala drug families make an impact on their business? The Treasury Department appears to believe the action is necessary. According to a Washington Post report, the Department imposed sanctions against the Lorenzana family. This group of individuals have been accused of running one of Guatemala’s biggest drug tracking networks, with ties to the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico.
Posted under Drug Crime
Barrio Azteca Gang Behind Juarez Drug Violence
Prison cells of Texas apparently do much more than rehabilitate criminals. According to a report in the Washington Post, it also provides a prime location to breed a sophisticated paramilitary killing gang that U.S. and Mexican officials suspect is behind thousands of assassinations, including the attacks on U.S. consulate employees.
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