Abstract
This paper is about the drug trafficking problems of the Caribbean. The author examines the Caribbean region as a long standing area where illegal substances have been grown and sold. The people are poverty stricken and sell drugs as a means to make money. The author looks into the Caribbean's climate and location which make it an ideal place to grow and sell drugs. The people are able to transport drugs to other countries through the use of planes, boats, etc. The paper goes on to discuss how this poses as a threat to all countries because it makes drugs available which leads to drug problems for their citizens.

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"The Caribbean is known for its agriculturally equipped weather conditions, which makes for most islands to be very fertile. Many farmers in the Caribbean grow drugs as part of their produce to earn more money. They can then sell the illegal substances to islanders, tourists, and then ship the rest off to be sold to other countries' citizens. This poses as a threat to the health of all people who are able to buy drugs as a result of drug trafficking in the Caribbean. It also poses a threat to governments because they have to use their funding on programs to educate citizens about the dangers of drugs as well as rehabilitate those citizens that are addicted to drugs and suffer from drug abuse."

Tags:abuse, caribbean, drug, trafficking, crime, health, risk, violence

Abstract
This paper discusses how the violence that has occurred because of drug trafficking has hit grotesque proportions - with beheadings, kidnappings, and gun fights, threatening the security of two nations - Mexico and the U.S. and how few parts of the United States are immune to drug-trafficking organizations beginning in Mexico. The paper examines the roots of the problem which stem from the free trade agreement between the US and Mexico set up by NAFTA in 1994. The paper also looks at attempts to crackdown on Mexican drug cartels such as the militarization of the United States-Mexico border.

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"Some Mexicans, that is, the Mexicans who can afford it are now going to great lengths to protect themselves from the drug cartels. In a New York Times article, author Marc Lacey reveals that bodyguards are becoming more and more common among regular people in Mexico. It would seem that the movie "Man on Fire" starring Denzel Washington as a bodyguard hired to protect a young Dakota Fanning in Mexico City is a reality of the lengths parents will go to protect their children. Kidnappings are common in Mexico, especially kidnappings of children from upper class families; families who can afford to pay to get their children back. In Mexico, having wealth comes with a very high price tag: the constant fear of being killed for that money."

Tags:drug, cartels, violence, corruption, NAFTA

Abstract
This paper describes the extent of the problem of international drug trafficking. The paper analyzes the reasons for drug trafficking and the changing patterns in recent times, presenting an overview of the major drugs being trafficked internationally. The related problem of money laundering through which most of global drug trade is financed is also examined in the paper.

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"A number of drugs including cocaine, opiates, cannabis, and synthetic drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy) and methamphetamines are considered illegal in most parts of the world. Declaring a substance illegal, however, does not mean that its use or demand can be eliminated as was so famously experienced in the United States after the alcohol prohibition in the 1920s. It just results in the creation of a black market in which the demand for the banned substances (in this case, illicit drugs) is met by organized criminals. Similarly, the current worldwide demand for illicit drugs is largely met through international drug trafficking-a multi billion dollar cross-border business that links the growers and producers of the illicit drugs with the consumers."

Tags:cocaine, opiated, cannabis

Abstract
Discusses the issue of drug trafficking between the USA and Latin America. Examines the political ramifications of various governments' drug policies. Economic concerns and factors. History of drug trafficking as a product of the 20th Century. Illegal market. Impact of Prohibition on drug use and transportation. Changing government positions towards the problem.

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"Introduction
The United States is currently engaged in a War on Drugs, a war that has been waged for decades and which shows no indication of being successfully concluded in the near future. As with other types of wars, this one has fronts both within the domestic borders as well as in foreign lands, and the war affects the country's economic policy and shapes relationships with numerous foreign powers. The United States military and intelligence services are engaged in the war, as are various law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels. Yet drug use and abuse continues to be strong within the United States, and drug interdiction efforts on the international level draw mixed reviews. This research considers the issue of drug trafficking between Latin America and the United States, and examines the political ..."

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This paper presents a detailed analysis of the drug mafia contributing to the enhancement of terrorism in our country. Drug abuse is a huge problem that is growing worse. Thus precautionary measures should be taken in order to control drug trafficking.

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The paper presents data on the influence of Mexican drug cartels in the distribution of heroin in the U.S. and reveals Mexican cartels' sophistication, purchasing power, reach and their recent use of anti-aircraft weapons. The paper also illustrates the rampant corruption in Mexico and the weakness of law enforcement authorities. The paper considers the role of the United States in effecting change and argues that part of the solution certainly includes schools, families, and communities joining together to educate children about the recklessness of drug experimentation.

Outline:
Abstract
Thesis / Introduction
Heroin Abuse is Spreading into the Heartland
Recent Busts & Revelations Show Several Mexican Cartels' Sophistication, Purchasing Power & Reach - and Use of Aviation
The Government Accounting Office Issues Statement
Cocaine, Cash, and Other Drugs Seized at Mexico City Airport
Use of Aviation by Mexican Cartels is not a New Story
Mayors & Other Mexican Officials Arrested May 26, 2009
53 Drug Cartel Members Were Recently Sprung From Prison
National Weakness in Mexico
How Bad is it? What is Being Done?
What is the United States Prepared to do?
Conclusion

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"People working in the cells get heroin from the Nayarit state, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, Reagan explained. There a "highly productive form of the poppy" from Colombia is processed in numerous laboratories in Nayarit state - despite Mexican government efforts to fumigate those poppies. The cells in Ohio and other parts of the US take orders for heroin over "disposable mobile phones," which makes it very difficult for police and DEA agents to trace phone calls. The orders for heroin are delivered by "dispatcher" and "runners" and cell members sell the drugs in busy places like shopping center parking lots, trying to blend in with crowds and activity (Archibold).
"The Times also interviewed the arrested cell members about how the heroin actually got into the U.S. and learned that a "coyote" (human smuggler) actually is hired by the cartel to bring the drugs over the border. Then the coyote gets into the back of a Ryder truck and is driven to Columbus where he is trained for two weeks and taught how to deliver the heroin to customers. The "coyote" is told he will make a lot of money taking the risks he takes, but it winds up being $400 to $500 per week, a place to sleep and some food on occasion. Most of the earnings typically go to back to his family in Mexico."

Tags:heroin, meth, cartels, coyotes, money, laundering

Abstract
This paper discusses the background, problems of illegal drugs trafficking and the methods being used to stop the trafficking of drugs in the United States. This paper reveals that money seized in drug stings and received from fines for drug offenders is a billion dollar industry for the American government. The author believes that completely ending the entire drug trafficking business is almost impossible because there are too many loopholes and too much money at stake for both the dealers and the government.

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"The largest distributor of drugs, especially cocaine, comes from Columbia. Interagency intelligence assessment statistics say that nearly sixty-five percent of all cocaine goes through the southern borders of the United States. Columbian dealers send the drugs through Mexico, whose laws are not nearly as strict, and the dealers in Mexico bring them across the border. They come through Texas and New Mexico by ground and California by ground, air and seaports."

Tags:methods, money, stings, fines, offenders, government, loopholes, dealers, escobar, columbia

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The paper discusses the observation that young African-American women have a higher proclivity to sell drugs than other races such as their young Caucasian counterparts. The paper examines studies that shows this relationship between at risk behaviors and young African-American women. The paper also looks at research that explores how early adolescence affects African-American women later in adulthood insofar as drug-related problems are concerned. The paper discusses a proposed study that will determine the degree to which poverty and economic related circumstances contribute to drug trafficking in a specific urban center among the young African-American female population.

Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
II. Literature Review
III. Methodology

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"This research project is designed to identify the primary factors related to the high incidence rate of young African American women who commonly sell drugs or engage in drug trafficking activity in the nation's urban centers. The working hypothesis states that poverty and related economic factors directly impact the study populations' proclivity to engage in drug trafficking as an economic alternative. While this might seem criminally obvious, there are social and cultural implications related to the study outcomes which the criminal justice system must learn to accommodate for such as devising adequate drug treatment programs for repeat offenders that better assess and target the contributing behaviors (Laudet, Cleland, Magura, Vogel & Knight, 2004). "

Tags:adolescence, poverty, welfare, at-risk, behavior

Abstract
The paper reveals that in a supposed effort to preserve national security, the CIA has become heavily involved with various aspects of the international drug trade, including the mafia, the opium and heroin traders of Southeast Asia and fundamentalist Islamic resistance fighters. The paper further argues that the CIA engaged in experiments upon American citizens to determine how illegal drugs could be used in interrogation. The paper also asserts that through its anti-communist support for the Afghanistan rebels, the CIA may have helped create the channels for growing and distributing the heroin that financed and continues to finance anti-Western terrorist activities.

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"Officially, America is engaged in a 'war on drugs.' The implication of this phrase is that the drug lords and dealers are the 'bad guys' while the American government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is made up of the 'good guys' fighting to keep the nation and its citizens drug-free and free of drug-related crime. However, as authors such as Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair illustrate in their text Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press and Alfred McCoy in his book The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade, this is far from the case. In a supposed effort to preserve national security, the CIA has become heavily involved with various aspects of the international drug trade, including the mafia, the opium and heroin traders of Southeast Asia and fundamentalist Islamic resistance fighters."

Tags:mafia, opium, heroin, terrorism, Taliban, Islamic, fundamentalists

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This paper studies drug trafficking and drug use in the border town of Zapata, Texas. The paper fouses on the effect of drugs on the adolescents in the community. Factors examined include school drop out rates and youth involvement with drugs and crime rates. The paper also discusses the lack of services available for adolescents in Zapata.

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"The following presents a research paper on the youth or adolescents in Zapata, Texas and surrounding border towns. Specifically, this research addresses the problem of drug trafficking in Zapata and the effect this is..."

Tags:adolescent, drug, trafficking, Zapata, Texas