Meagan Flood
2/27/09
1:30
The drug trade has become a major problem in Mexico. Drug gangs are the cause of most violence in Mexico at this point. Taking over 1,000 lives within the first few weeks of 2009. Several international forces have been sent in at this point to try and aid against this war. Mexico’s president Calderon, claims that the smuggling cannot be eliminated while Americans are continuing to use drugs. Calderon’s goal is to have most of the worlds most powerful drug gangs defeated by the end of his term in 2012. Mexico controls a good amount of the drug smuggling and global trade. The next step is to deploy over 5,000 troops and federal officers to Ciudad Juarez, which is the most violent city. Unfortunately kidnappings and extortions have more than doubled in 2008.
I posted an article along the lines of this topic last week. Mexico is a power force when it comes to drug cartels. This is defiantly something that needs to be stopped. Mexican drug cartels often have their chemicals shipped to places like Africa then redistributed elsewhere. Also, drug use in America plays a big role in this situation also. The death of police officers and troops has already reached around 800 on top of the innocent bystanders. There have been reports lately of beheadings as well. It just shows these “drug lords” will not let anything or anyone get in their way.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29413556/
1 comment:
I think efforts like this are crucial to the stopping of dug trafficking. I think it is amazing at the dedication Mexico's President has shown. His promise of defeating the major drug gangs is not an easy task to conquer.
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