The Mexican Drug Cartel

In this world, conflict is unfortunately one of our norms. Countries struggle with conflict between them all the time, but we cannot forget the conflicts that go on within countries. The Mexican Drug Cartel is the biggest group of cartels in the world. Mexico has the highest concentration of smuggled drugs and this continues to be a very dangerous part of the Mexican culture. Over the last 12 years, since Felipe Calderon was elected as their new president, the dangers of drug cartels have intensified. There have been mass shootings, as well as killings of cartel leaders, government personnel, as well as, unfortunately, many civilians. On August 25, 2010, 72 migrant bodies were found on a ranch. It was later discovered that they were murdered for refusing to traffic drugs.
The Mexican drug cartels came about when people began to realize how corrupt the Mexican government was and how easily it could be manipulated. Now, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs are sold almost like we buy groceries. While El Chapo, the biggest cartel leader currently, has been arrested and extradited to the U.S, there are still many big leaders out there who are not even close to being found. When the government and police are finally able to catch one of the more dangerous drug smugglers, another one pops up and goes on a killing spree. You could say that one day this might tone down a little bit, but the environment of these drug cartels is addictive. The government has corrupt people who are siding with drug leaders, there are more dirty cops than there are good ones, the smuggling is through countries, which makes it that much harder to find the source, and many of the citizens are terrified of what stepping up could do to them or their loved ones. There is progress in eradicating these dealers, but it is very slow, and the power these cartels currently have is overpowering the government. Hopefully, with time and the U.S’s assistance, these cartels can be stopped and peace can come to order, even if it has to be negative peace.

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