US Navy Seals and Israeli special forces members deserted their ranks within the Mexican Army to join the Gulf Cartel as the security force for high ranking cartel operatives and as escorts for special shipments of drug trafficking. This was new for the Mexican military as thru the 80s and 90s the Mexican government had a generally laissez faire approach to cartels. Basically if the cartel wasn’t attacking the government and being blatantly obvious about their operations, then the government would
is to provide the Commander detailed facts on The Gulf Cartel background, history, capabilities, critical nodes and how to target the Gulf Cartel. ?????? 2. Background. (U) The Gulf Cartel is a criminal organization that is heavily into drug trafficking. The Gulf Cartel is perhaps the oldest organized crime group in Mexico. The Gulf Cartel resides out of Matamoros, Tamaulipas which is directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas. The Gulf Cartel’s network is international, and is believed
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduria General de la Republica, PGR) had issued information related to the conformation of the seven principal drug cartels present at Mexico: Tijuana Cartel / Arellano Felix Organization The eleven Arellano Felix brothers were part of a middle-class family, five of them engage in smuggling clothing and electronics before entering the drug trade. Their uncle Felix Gallardo was no stranger to criminal activity, since being the top leader of the Tijuana
OPEC’s challenges and creation of incentives for technological innovation OPEC is an unstable cartel representing the same interest of the major players in the oil exporting nations. It had its time when it has been effective in raising up the price of oil allowing the member nations to obtain a significant amount of premium collected on behalf of their sovereigns for the cartel and to their loyalty. The essay summarizes a cause and effect that focuses on 2 sets of connection; the first is focused
organisation is «the coordination and unification of the petroleum policies of Member Countries and the determination of the best means for safeguarding their interests, individually and collectively»(p1, 2012). The organisation is frequently classified as a cartel(Bobrow&Kudrle, 1976; ) and therefore, its main aim can be simplified to the maintenance of the market price for oil at the level which would suit its members(Willet, 1979). The degree of the OPEC’s power in the oil market varied over time; it was
Police in charge of a city (Los Zetas, n.d.) The Zetas TCO first commander, while under the Gulf Cartel, was Arturo Guzmán Decena, whose radio call sign was “Z1”. After Guzmán Decena (Z1) was killed in November of 2002 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas by members of the Mexican Military, Heriberto Lazcano (Z3) took over the paramilitary group; Lazcano remained in control of the group through its split from the Gulf Cartel in February 2010 and to become its own TCO until his death in October of 2012 (“El origen
Colombian cartels. But since the Colombian cartels in 1990s were dismantled Mexico then took over the wholesale of illicit drug market. The Drug cartel conflict started in December 2006 when Mexico’s former President Felipe Calderon took office. President Caldron declared war over all drug cartels, and dismissed many corrupted police officers that participated in organized crimes. Roughly around 3,200 officers were fired and in replace Calderon added 50,000 troops to help combat the cartels. By 2007
companies that dominate UK cigarette industry, which control almost 90% of the market. So, the purpose of my essay is to analyse the industry characteristics, which from my point of view have helped the organization and the effectiveness of the cartel between the tobacco leaders. I will be looking at specific factors affecting the probability of co-ordinated interaction between Imperial Tobacco, Gallaher and BAT as well as at “cigarettes” as a product, leading us to a conclusion that will summarize
“The Antitrust Laws” Research Paper There once was a time where dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some dinosaurs were stronger than others, making them the superior creatures. The Tyrannosaurus Rex is not that different from a corporate empire; both T-Rexes and monopolies ruled the land with little to no competition. They devoured the weak, crushed the opposition, and made sure they were king, but then, all of a sudden, they were extinct. The giants that once were predators became prey, whether it be
The Structure Of The Market Structure Of Oligopoly And The Difficulty In Predicting Output And Profits Market structure of oligopoly Oligopoly is a market structure where there are a few firms producing all or most of the market supply of a particular good or service and whose decisions about the industry's output can affect competitors. Examples of oligopolistic structures are supermarket, banking industry and pharmaceutical industry. The characteristics of the oligopoly are: Small
opinion that a very shrewdly-created cartel disguises the very reason for these “rare” gems seemingly being worth your “pretty penny”. Based on the integration of a cartel of its type in the diamond market, I see it fit to say that the price of diamonds is set above what is reasonable. This essay will expound the role of the diamond cartel in cinching the high price charged by all those involved in selling diamonds. (Levenstein, Suslow, 2008: Cartel) states that cartels are agreements or associations between
The Ubiquitous Monopoly Monopoly is nearly always seen as something undesirable. Courts have wrestled with monopoly for ages, sometimes defining it as: "the power to control prices and exclude competition", "restraining trade", or "unfair and anti-competitive behavior." Should monopolistic practices be condemned and outlawed? Let's look at anti-competitive behavior and practices, but let's not confine ourselves to what's traditionally seen as monopoly. The marriage contract is essentially
The Gilded Age refers to a period in which things were fraudulent and deceitful; the surface was clinquant while underneath that lustrous coat laid corruption. During the Gilded Age companies recruited to corrupt methods to further increase profits, leading to an increase in power, rapid economic prosperity, and domination of industries, leading to monopolistic corporations. As a result, antitrust laws to regulate business began to emerge in the late 19th and early 20th century known as the Progressive
The rise of the railroad industry in the mid 1800’s made for the grounds of a monopoly taking place. This fear of a railroad monopoly caused the first antitrust policy in 1890 to be enacted (“Government Regulation of Monopolies”). Putting in place this antitrust policy set off generations of debate about the government’s role with monopolies. Governments currently regulate and prevent monopolies and rightfully so but there is still an opposition to government intervention even in monopolies. In a
Antitrust Investigation An antitrust violation is a violation of the “laws designed to protect trade and commerce from abusive practice such as price-fixing, restraints, price discrimination and monopolization” (“Antitrust Violations / Wex Legal Dictionary/ Encyclopedia /LII / Legal Information Institute”, (n.d)). In looking at a company that has been investigated for antitrust behavior, identification of any pecuniary or non-pecuniary cost, along with any specific antitrust act violation will
Voting Crisis 4 ~ Passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Populist Party Convention During the fourth crisis, we held very strong beliefs as Western Homesteaders. Because we have little wealth to our names, we felt strongly that the average American consumer should be guaranteed protection against abominations such as monopolies and trusts, that raise prices and force small businesses to close up shop. Furthermore, we were invigorated by the creation of the Populist Party, which we though perfectly
When these large companies have too much power, they are able to completely run the market based on their own agendas. Should smaller companies still exist, the larger firms are able to lower prices and absorb the loss from it where the other company would inevitably fail to compete with the low prices of the firm. Firms like Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil rightfully took advantage of the US free market at the time, but once word of their predatory practices became publically known, these companies
The United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. (1947) case deals with monopolies and antitrust laws. I chose the trusts/monopolies topic due to my interest in finance and economics. Since elementary school, I have been fascinated by John D. Rockefeller’s story about his oil monopoly. This history has caused me to be interested in monopolies and trusts. I began enjoy reading about the elite who obtained their wealth illegally. After reading and watching The Great Gatsby and watching the movie Catch
discuss in detail how the demand and supply relation affect the price of oil. 2. Microeconomic Analysis 2.1 Analysis of Market Form There are not so many oil producers in the world; the countries that produce most of the world¡¦s oil have formed a cartel, which called Organization of Petrolum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Those countries controlled about three-quarters of the world¡¦s oil reserve. Within the OPEC countries, they tries to raise the price of its product through reducing in quantity produced
party type, the mass party type (Duverger, 1954) and the catch-all party type (Kirchheimer, 1966). Nevertheless, a recent theory regarding party types proposed initially by Richard Katz and Peter Mair (1995) was the “Cartel Party” which also drew a lot of academic interest. The “Cartel Party” is a new model of political party development suggested by Richard Katz & Peter Mair (1995) as the last decades the electoral support and partisanship levels have been decreasing substantially, while voter volatility