Overivew of Mexicos Drug War - 1824 Words

Over the last several decades, violence has consumed and transformed Mexico. Since the rise of dozens of Mexican cartels, the Mexican government has constantly been fighting an ongoing war with these criminal organizations. The cartel organizations have a primary purpose of managing and controlling illegal drug trafficking operations in Central America and South America to the United States. Violence on a massive and brutal scale has emerged due to the nature of the illegal drug trade. Because the drug trade is vastly widespread, cartels are often fighting one another and competing in business. Mexican authorities count at least 12 major cartels, but also talk of an untold numbers of smaller splinter groups. (Taipei Times). Five cartels†¦show more content†¦Because of their constant pursue by American drug agencies, they had divided their organization into lesser-known drug lords to help their evasion from the American government. Today, the Guadalajara cartel has been worn down and has fewer members since the mid 1980’s. The remaining members of the cartel are fighting over the influence of the Mexican government and for revenge of past offenses and betrayals. On what is known as today’s Mexican Drug War. The Tijuana Cartel was formed Felix Gallardo’s nephews, Arellano Felix brothers and was tied to the Guadalajara Cartel. The Tijuana Cartel was considered by the police in the 1990’s to be one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in Mexico. It had a reputation for being extremely violent. The Tijuana Cartel was responsible for smuggling multi-tons of marijuana and cocaine through the American border into San Diego. The Tijuana Cartel had a reputation for being extremely violent. They had also infiltrated Mexican law enforcement and judicial systems. In 2006, the Tijuana cartel had been weakened when its high-ranking member, Javier Arellano Felix, was arrested by the U. S. Coast Guard on a boat off the coast of Baja, California. Shortly after his arrest Mexican military troops were sent to Tijuana in an operation to restore order and weed out corrupt police officers operating with the Tijuana cartel. As a result of this,