Cartel Land Essay

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We often hear stories about the Cartel and the drug wars and they aren’t the good stories we like to hear. It is a twisted situation, with the uprising conflicts between the Cartels and drug enforcement agents, between the corrupt and the corruptible, and those who have power and those who have no power. Then you have your hundred and thousands of citizens that work all day, who meets the violence from all possible sides. Cartel Land takes an in-depth look at the effects of vigilantism from both sides of the border.
Cartel Land is not one of the good vs. evil stories that we hear. The Mexican government and the local authority often seem to be apart or affiliated with the Cartel. Some of the people that are a part of the organizations that …show more content…

Throughout the documentary between Tim Foley and Jose Mireles. Heineman follows Tim Foley, a guard on the Arizona side of the Mexican Border. Tim comes from a broken background and is a former drug user, he now wages war against the Cartels. Tim blames the “illegals” for ruining is job opportunities and clearly shows strong emotions towards hunting and taking down drug smugglers also known as coyotes with his group. The Second part of the film Cartel Land focuses on Dr. Jose Mireles, a surgeon who lead the Michoacán resistance movement, the Autodefensas, against the Knights Templar Cartel. Jose Mireles is the founder and former leader of the paramilitary self-defense group the Autodefensas. The Autodefensas fights against the Knights Templar Cartel and other Cartels in the state of Michoacán and others, in Mexico. The Autodefensas is an organization that travels to different towns in Michoacán. They mainly focus on taking down the Cartel members in the city that they are in and making the town safe. The Autodefensas members are armed with heavy machinery and walk around the town strapped with guns, finding out leads and tips on where the Cartel members like Martinez, Solis and Plancarte are hiding so they can take them

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