Hazel Inglis/ global crime/ 10/31/08 / 2:46 pm
More than 500 people in the United States, Mexico, and Italy have been arrested from the long term international investigation called Project Reckoning. The Project Reckoning is an investigation on one of Mexico’s largest drug trafficking cartels and their international distribution networks. It is believed that the cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana in this investigation are coming from Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, and Mexico and into the Untied States.
The people arrested in this busted where charged for anything from drug trafficking charges related to cocaine and marijuana to solicitation and conspiracy to kidnap, attempted murder, money laundering and many other related crimes. The things that were seized in Project Reckoning were approximately $60.1 million in U.S. currency, 16,711 kilograms of cocaine, 1,039 pounds of methamphetamine, 19 pounds of heroin, 51,258 pounds of marijuana, 176 vehicles and 167 weapons.
I think that it is important for governments around the world to work together to fight drug trafficking but I think that there is another angle of this problem that needs work. I think that more local governments should spend more on rehabilitation for drug uses and more education programs to steer people away from drugs. If there are less drug users then there are less need for drug trade and less of a problem. The whole drug business is very complex and there is not an easy fix for the massive problem.
http://www.357news.com/crime/gulf-cartel.php
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