Mexican Drug WarFIGHTING FOR REGIONAL CONTROL

The Beginning

Drug dealers has sold drugs to people including Mexicans and Americans for years.

Bribery has helped the gangs to stay safe from the police and the government.

President Felipe Calderon ordered the police and army to stop all the illegal activity on 1st of December 2006.

4260 Soldiers, 1054 marines, and 1400 police officers including airplanes and helicopters joined the operation.

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The Beginning

Government found hundred marijuana farms, 5000 pounds of cocaine, and 20 tons of cold medicine.

They fought back and 5 years has been passed and still its going on in Mexico as one of the major conflicts in the world.

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The Story

Major Events Associated With The Mexican Drug War

In 2001, One of the most wanted drug lord Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman escapes from the Mexican Prison in a laundry van.

2002, Ramon Arellano Felix was killed and his brother of Tijuana cartel was arrested by the police.

2003, police captured Osiel Cardenas, the leader of the Gulf cartel, eastern Mexico after a combat between police and them in Matamoros.

2004, Guzman sends his men to the cities south to Texas to take over the smuggling routes.

2005, about 1500 killed.(valerieganz.co.uk,2012)

2009, Calderon sends 10000 troops to Ciudad Juarez and the navy killed the drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva.

2010, Police captured Teodoro "El Teo"

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Parties Involved

• Government • Drug Lords

VS

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Government’s Point of View

Government is trying to stop the illegal activity happening inside the country and close down the

routes of drug distribution.

According to the law its illegal to sell or keep any of those drugs and the drug dealers are using

heavy weapons

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Drug Dealer’s point of View

Drug dealers want to gain control over the area and keep on doing all illegal activities.

Fights are rising among drug loads and as well as police and

army.

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Law against activity

Laws are available to control the illegal and harmful activity

within the country. Police and government are doing the best

to control the situation as all the drug loads are trying to go

against the law.

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Behavior

• Government try to manipulate the drug loads to stop the activity but as they doesn’t listen to the police, they are aggressive to stop the illegal activity by taking any action.

• Drug loads are chasing after huge loads of money so they don’t care about the law and the government. They act passive and finally when the government choose to enforce the law to the max, they become aggressive and start fighting against the police and army.

Drug Loads Want To Gain Control Over the

Country

Government Want To Enforce The Law And

Keep The Country Safe

Strategies for negotiation

• Competition is available between the drug loads who are trying to gain control over the business.

• Government always try in collaboration with the law and police to give a solution for the problem but as it appears that the drug lords are not ready to withdraw, government start taking actions while compromising the life of soldiers and policemen to control it.

Solutions?

• According to my point of view, the only solution is to find the root of the problem. First we need to destroy the source of the drugs like huge marijuana farms and destroy them and capture the drug loads and ensure that no one will start selling drugs again!

• Next they must stop the letting drug loads getting their hands on weapons and make more strict laws to match the current situations and close down all loop holes on laws.

Solutions?

• Educate the public about the bad effects and the law in the country against illegal drugs.

• Give awards to people who help to keep the country free from drugs.

• Avoid any drugs coming inside.

• Prepare a long terms and as well as a short term plan to solve the problem.

• Government try to ensure the security and keep everyone under the law and drug dealers try to make money and gain control over the region.

• Final feedback was, drug dealers keep on doing and government get into action to stop them at any cost.

• Drug dealers focus on increasing the amount of sale and government focus on stopping illegal activity.

Drugs are retarded, so don’t get started

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ReferencesWikipedia. (2012). Mexican drug war. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War

guardian.co.uk. (2012, August 13). Mexican drug war's innocent victims: 'they tried to kill me with my kids'. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/13/mexican-drug-war-innocent-victims

Reuters.com. (2010, August 30). TIMELINE-Key events in Mexico's drug war'. Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/31/idUSN30206049