The Zetas vs. Sinaloa Cartel - 1419 Words

Unit 11 Project EN 1420 Composition II Dr. Cline Blas P. Valdez May 29, 2013 Unit 11: Project Final Draft The War between the two major drug cartels in Mexico, Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, has exploded to new extremes and is now affecting multiple countries. There are multiple cartels in Mexico who control certain sections of the country, but all have aligned with one or the other of the two Goliaths. This war started over the drug routes stemming from southern Mexico to the United States of America. The Sinaloa Cartel has controlled these routes for many decades; however, with the up-rise of Los Zetas, the competition for the drug trafficking market has roared into a brutal war between the two. Now as the†¦show more content†¦It was attempted and the same trained Mexican military troops are now the rebel militant group known as Los Zetas, and are currently in war with both the Sinaloa Cartel and the Mexican government. United States of America has no reason to get involved in a war that does not concern this country. The bottom line is that the Mexican Dru g Cartel war doesn’t concern the U.S. because it is not this country’s problem. The United States of America is the main consumer of the drugs being trafficked by these to two Cartels, which makes it â€Å"OUR† problem, and yet no real action has been taken to stop these events. [Obama obsess about Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and virtually every development in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, we have a significant security problem brewing much closer to home. Yet that issue did not merit even a single sentence in a presidential debate supposedly devoted to foreign policy.](Carpenter, T.G., 2012) On the contrary the U.S. ATF department is now under investigation for guns that were in its control being allowed to cross over into Mexico. The â€Å"Fast and Furious† Scandal, as it has been referred to, has caused multiple crimes on both sides of the border. The guns were used in crimes ranging from theft to Murder. [ATF operation to encourage t he volume sales of U.S.-based guns and then try to follow them back to the cartels wasShow MoreRelatedUnited States Department Of State1748 Words   |  7 PagesDespite the lack of official FTOs in Mexico, non-state violence is at an all-time high and the country is more dangerous than ever. This is because of the presence and prevalence of drug cartels throughout the country. These drug cartels employ violent tactics as part of their drug trafficking network. But these cartels are more than just criminal organizations. The scope of the violence, the fear they instill in the population, and the influence they have on policy shows that these organizations shouldRead MoreOrganized Crime Related Deaths / Murders898 Words   |  4 Pagesdeath, or capture of cartel leaders is not the solution and has led to two large cycles of violence. Most of the crime can be broken down into seven basic conflicts, as illustrated in a chart. 1. The Pacifico Cartel vs. Tijuana cartel which is is located in Baja, California. 2. The Pacifico Cartel vs. Juarez Cartel, which affects the areas of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Durango. 3. The Pacifico Cartel vs Beltran Leyva Organization located in Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, and DurangoRead MoreEssay Obstacles That Weaken Democracy 1652 Words   |  7 Pagesthe late 1960s and continued to grow, affecting the country negatively (Lindau, 178). For example, drug cartels have terrorized cities, such as Cuidad Juarez known as â€Å"the bloodiest city† for its homicides and rivalry of the drug cartels such as the Sinaloa vs. Los Zetas, putting the citizens in danger (Mexican Drug Trafficking). To progress the drug wars have to be ended by defeating the cartels and ensuring the public’s safety. The drug war is a war against the democracy, being threat to the government