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The Drug Trade in Mexico

Adrien A. Lopez & Esby Rosas Economics 465 Professor Castillo. The Drug Trade in Mexico. En 23 Segundos, In 23 Seconds. http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/multimedia-gallery/7. Mexican Drug Cartels. The Sinaloa Cartel The Juarez Cartel The Tijuana Cartel The Gulf Cartel

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The Drug Trade in Mexico

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  1. Adrien A. Lopez & Esby Rosas Economics 465 Professor Castillo The Drug Trade in Mexico

  2. En 23 Segundos, In 23 Seconds http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/multimedia-gallery/7

  3. Mexican Drug Cartels The Sinaloa Cartel The Juarez Cartel The Tijuana Cartel The Gulf Cartel Los Zetas-an informal paramilitary regime that battles the above cartels for their own drug smuggling. Their tactics include: Kidnappings Assassinations Money Washing/ Laundering Drug and Human Trafficking/ Smuggling

  4. The Arellano Felix Cartel Also known as the Tijuana Cartel Located in Baja California Founding leader is Ramon Arellano Felix died February 10, 2002 in a gunfight with Mexican Authorities Traffic

  5. Cartels and Pop-Culture Narco-Corridos Fashion Automobiles Laura Zuniga, Miss Sinaloa 2008 was arrested in the state of Jalisco, with illegal possession of firearms. Former School Teacher

  6. Current Drug History 90% of cocaine entering the United States passes through Mexico Mexican Cartels launder between $18 Billion to $39 Billion Dollars Annually 20% of Sinaloa’s GDP is drug related

  7. Mexican Drug Informality 60,000 suspicious transactions in a 12-month period… Only 300 of these transactions go through litigation Banking controls are laxed Inefficient Legal System due to the consequential life threatening fear

  8. Drug Related DeathsJanuary 1, 2007- December 19, 2008 Chihuahua- 1,725 Sinaloa- 989 Baja California- 741 Districto Federal- 461 Jalisco- 224 Nayarit- 6 Campeche- 5 Greater deaths coincide with close proximity to United States/Mexico Border

  9. Reasons for Drug Trade Illegal immigration continually dropping

  10. Reasons Continued Decrease in remittances 18% of population live in poverty Income distribution

  11. Reasons Continued Higher wages then formal jobs Year Unemployment rate (%) 2000 2.5 2004 3.3 2005 3.2 2006 3.6 2007 3.2 2008 3.7

  12. Reasons Continued Crimes viewed as local and not Federal High corruption within legal system

  13. Reactions to Increased Drug Trade and Violence U.S has issued a travel warning Canada has also issued a travel warning Tourism brought in $13.29 billion in 2008

  14. Distribution of Mexico's $1.143 Trillion GDP 34.1% 62.2%

  15. Reactions to Increased Drug Trade and Violence Cont. President Calderon dispatched 5,000 additional soldiers to most violent areas Cleaning offices Business owners, journalists, other potential targets seeking U.S asylum

  16. Currently in Mexico Legal reform Price of drugs have doubled Battle still ongoing...

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