Blog #4 The U.S Attacks drug smuggling

The United States is strongly fighting back against drug trafficking that comes from the Mexican border. The border between United States and Mexico has being the major area for drug smuggling. The U.S security on the Mexican border has tightened so significantly since the 9/11 terror attacks that the drug smugglers are nor using a greater variety of techniques to enter the United States. Some [drug traffickers] are increasing the number of shipment and the amount of drugs…in hope of getting some of the product into the Mexican-border states (1). The U.S/Mexican border has become stricter with the security border after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, yet drug traffickers have become very intelligent in the way they smuggle drugs into the U.S. Now the United States has to be even more intelligent and fight harder to decrease the drug smuggling from Mexico. Recently the United States filed charges against 44 people, including 10 Mexican nationals for smuggling cocaine that is considered to be worth millions of dollars (2). There are some drug traffickers who accomplish the goal of smuggling the drugs even with the high secure borders. The U.S officials arrested one of the most Mexican wanted man “Joaquin Guzman” as well as several high ranked drug cartel leaders.

Guzman is one of the biggest barons in Mexico. About 13,000 people have died in a drugs war between state authorities and the cartels in the past 3 years (2). The number of people who have died due to the war on drugs in Mexico is very fearful especially when the violence comes from one drug cartel. Guzman leads state of Sinaloa Mexico cartel, which is generally regarded as being the group most responsible for drugs related violence across Mexico (2). The U.S authorities are making the best they can to decrease violence in regards of smuggling drugs across the Mexican border. Michele Leonhard, the acting head of the U.SDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA) [stated] that the U.S is offering a reward of 5 million dollars for information leading to the arrests of the Mexican drug cartel leaders (2). It is believed that 90% of the cocaine that comes into the U.S is smuggled via Mexico; the DEA says (2). The war against drugs has being and will continue to be an issue in the U.S. Fighting back and doing whatever it takes to win this war will take time, it will take a lot effort and sadly many innocent lives.

1) Anonymous. (2003). U.S border security encourages ‘dry runs’. Narcotics enforcement and prevention digest. Vol. 9, lss 5; pg.4
2) US indicts scores on drugs charges. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/08/2009820203820623857.html
3) Drug Smugglers are endlessly creative at border. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stsLRJBha7k