A Cuban immigrant rises in rank within a brutal drug cartel organization, while alienating and endangering his family. STORY COMMENTS ON FIRST 30 PAGES REGRET presents as an epic dramatic, cartel crime film. Comparable films are THE GODFATHER and GOODFELLAS. The main character being of Cuban descent makes this script stand out as being more unique. The script is driven by solid themes about power, control, redemption, revenge, and regret. The first 30 pages establish the protagonist’s ordinary
Mexican drug cartel is made up of many different cartels, but the main one is the Sinaloa cartel. The Sinaloa cartel is one of the most dangerous cartels in mexico, it is also the most optimistic cartel in mexico, they will go to high extents into their projects. The leader of the Sinaloa cartel is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, he is believed to be one of the most powerful drug lords in the whole world. There aren’t many organizations trying to stop the cartels besides the DEA which stands for Drug Enforcement
culture. Unfortunately, Mexico has not been talked about for any of those descriptions I mentioned above lately. Mexico has become a country full of death and violence. The Mexican government has been fighting a war with drug traffickers since December 2006. At the same time, drug cartels have fought each other for control of territory. More than 60,000 people have been killed (CNN). Despite the “war” launched at these multi-billion dollar organized crime groups, Mexico has not been able to stop its slide
Drug trafficking is a very controversial topic because it is an illicit business that generates billions of dollars for the leaders of cartels. Due to those revenues since 2006 combatting drug trafficking for the government of Mexico has become a priority. Illicit drugs are illicit because they represent a threat to the health of consumers. And more often illicit drugs are presented to be part of millions of people’s daily life. To Mexico drug trafficking represents one of the 10 most important
III.Case Studies: The Rise of Human Trafficking and Kidnapping in the Los Zetas Drug Cartel (179) Some of the primary examples of the power of the Los Zetas in Tamaulipas define the increasing role of immigrant-related human trafficking issues, which relate to kidnapping as a business opportunity. Los Zetas is an organization that kidnaps immigrants from Central America against their will in order to extort money from immigrants wanting to get into the United States: The immigrants found in Madero
Colombian cartels. However, since the Colombian cartels were dismantled in the 1990s, Mexico has taken over the wholesale illicit drug market. The drug cartel conflict started in December 2006 when Mexico’s former President Felipe Calderon took office. President Calderon declared war on all drug cartels and dismissed many corrupt police officers who participated in organized crimes. Roughly around 3,200 officers were fired, and in their place, Calderon added 50,000 troops to help combat the cartels. By
Threat Assessment BLUF: The Mexican drug cartels pose one of the biggest threats to the United States of America. This paper will discuss why and how they pose a threat to national security. Overall Threat assessment: The overall threat rating for the Mexican drug cartels is very high. They threaten not only our national security but also our way of life. For multiple reasons such s bringing drugs into the country and also by smuggling illegal aliens into the country along with terrorist. History:
Drugs have influenced daily life and society since the day of their discovery centuries ago. Their impact ranges from medical to industrial, to recreational to political, and to criminal. Drugs can not only influence the individual, but even cities or countries as whole. A prime example of the power of drugs is the establishment and occupation of the drug cartels in Mexico. Not only have the effects of these cartels infamously changed Mexico, but they have traveled to the United States (US), and
A drug cartel is a combination of drug manufacturing and drug transportation organizations under one person’s leadership. While there is numerous drug cartels around the world the Mexican cartels have arguably more power than most in regards to territory and membership. This power has allowed them to have main control in not only Mexico but in the United States as well making them a key player in the drug trade. In 2006, the Mexican government challenged multiple drug cartels such as the Sinaloa
Juarez Cartel" (Lacey, M. 2010). Many critics are now making comparisons between Mexican drug cartels, such as the one mentioned above, and legitimate corporations like Netflix or Google. Currently, there are seven major Mexican drug cartels. Although the cartels may come from different backgrounds and have different approaches towards drug trafficking, they all share a similar business structure to their organizations, and they all have well-regulated rank and file systems. These drug cartels are adapting