Mexico drug cartels have been key businesses illegal actors that have been recognized in the global arena. The cartels operating the drugs trade based in Mexico have been spreading their operations to the rest of the world with their key operation areas shifting from Mexico to other parts of the World.
The syndicates have been successful owing to their determination and legal knowledge of the possible loopholes to be utilized in the varying operational areas. Experience and their wide scope of existence have offered them a better competitive strategy that has enabled them survive the threats by many national and international authorities. The author postulates that, experience, broad existence, and the lack of uniform international anti-drug laws in the globe has fostered the growth of the drug syndicates of Mexico (Segal, 2009).
The drug Cartels of Mexico can be traced back to half a century ago. The group became significant after the declination of the operations of the Sicilian Mafia that were initially involved in the drugs trade. Following their internal misunderstanding and trade disagreements, the group became self destructive and the remnants formed the Mexican drug dealers. The Mexican cartels have been operational in many parts of the world due to various reasons (Segal, 2009, p. 13).
One of the reasons that the drug lords have thrived is the lack of uniform international laws to curb the operations of the group. In addition, their wide presence has enabled their survival in the changing political and legal aspects in the world. When some nations tighten their legal frameworks against the cartels, the group shifts their operations to other areas where conditions are more favorable for them (Young, 2012).
The wide existence and lack of uniform global anti-drug laws coupled by their experience in the job have enabled them to operate and survive the various threats by the national and regional authorities (Young, 2012, p. 392)
References
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Young, S. M. (2012). The U.S. Firearms Trafficking Statute's Failure to Curb Drug Violence in
Mexico. International Crime, 54(618), 392-395.
