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Abstract
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This paper focuses on illegal drug trafficking and how this concept is a complex system that has
led to various developments within society today. The developments vary within technology,
communication, law, and the direct impact within the communities of their origination. It
presents reasons why it has led to many attributing characteristics with support. It also includes
arguments that are against the spread of drug trafficking in their countries. The ultimate purpose
is to give individuals that are directly impacted by drug trafficking and see it in a negative way
that there are also benefits that have come from it.
Drug trafficking that originates from Latin America is something that has been prevalent
in the knowledge of the U.S and the people in Latin America. They have been trying to combat it
in different methods and stop it. Much of the attempts have led to failure in the struggle and that
is because of many other reasons. Even though illegal drug trafficking is seen as a plague that is
hard to get rid of it has still caused various developments in the countries that it’s impacted
directly as well as the countries that it has impacted indirectly through the actions taken by them.
For this reason the concept of drug trafficking is what it makes it is a very complex system.
The spread throughout Latin American and into various other countries overseas has
increased significantly over the years. As a result drug trafficking has led to a globalization
through extensive networking and always changing drug routes. Through the use of new
technology such as satellite communication and other new technology this system has been able
influential in countries such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Canada
because they are known as developed countries. Developed countries have a better economy,
health, education, and has a more up to date use of technology such as phones and other
communication devices. Since there is a correlation between the greater use of technology there
is a bigger consumer size of individuals who consume drugs because they are more accessible.
Another reason is because the advancement in technology allows the trafficking system to
communities together in the countries that it has the most influence in. Countries that have a high
drug trafficking influence are developing countries such as Columbia, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Developing countries are countries that are not as developed through its economy, technology,
health, and education. The communities that are in these countries are stricken by poverty which
almost always includes lack of resources and employment. The lack of resources usually include
but are not limited to poor health care, access to better schools with resources equipped to
educate children. Communities like these are also ridden by violence and crime so as a way to
get uplift and bring the community together individuals that rank high within the drug trafficking
community give money to the poor so that they are able to do better for themselves. Other
actions that are done by them is give them is employment. This essentially works hand in hand to
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combat poverty and give the communities something to relate to and work together to better
themselves. In many ways the drug trafficking community has given the lower class help in ways
that the government or programs have failed them in. This makes it easier for people to look
The role of being involved in drug trafficking is appealing to communities that are highly
influenced by drug trafficking because it has created an enterprise that involves people from
different social classes. According to a study by UNDCP, the disparity between the income
levels of people and in rich and poor is growing larger. Due to the lack of unemployment it
leaves people in poor developing countries to find work where they can. Those that are involved
in the drug world do not need to have experience to become involved in it. Individuals that are in
developed countries are also involved in the system and the same ways that the trade is appealing
to them it is appealing to those in developed countries because it is a way to get out of the low
socioeconomic status that they are in. There these types of communities are tight knit and hold
The development of drug trafficking has caused law enforcement to grow and evolve.
Police departments and the narcotics bureau have brought came up with new strategies in order
to combat the growth of drug trafficking. Some of these strategies include supporting the
communities that drug dealing is present in. This means the police preparing by learning the
source of support that drug system has through the community and being able to dismantle the
way that it continues to reemerge in poor neighborhoods. Another developed the strategy that is
decipher what ways the networks work. In addition, the strategies taken were seen from a
different angle and there are approaches that directed towards gang is organized as a business
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enterprise. This is the development of informants through criminal prosecutions, payments, and
witness program, heavy reliance on electronic surveillance and other ongoing investigations, and
the use of special statutes that criminal liabilities for conspiracy, or engaging in criminal
The spread of drug trafficking throughout the world has led to detrimental effects. This is
arguments that are majority given by those that oppose illegal drug trafficking. For example, they
say that it adds violence and crime rates go up higher. The crime rates that are attributed to drug
trafficking are usually in low socioeconomic neighborhoods. This means that there are other
factors that contribute to the rising crime rates other than drug trafficking. Other effects are the
physical and emotional damage to the users and environmental destruction. Since there is an
increased spread of drug trafficking there is also an increase in the use of drugs and in some
cases individuals who consume these drugs begin to have addiction and start to have the need to
seek for help. This works hand in hand with the family in which it causes emotional damage due
to the fact that their loved ones are dealing with illness such as addiction. In addition to this the
way that production of drug crops affects the environment is negative because if the chemicals
that are tampered with and allowed to be easily discarded into the environment.
Another argument Drug trafficking attract youth and floods communities with violence.
In areas that are stricken with poverty such as in developing countries like Colombia it attracts
children that range in ages to do even simple tasks that add up to a grander scheme in the drug
trafficking world. This in return causes the violence to be present within families. It creates an
atmosphere that could become toxic with lies. In regards to this there is a choice to become
involved or not be involved. It is a choice to try to gain money from such means and therefore it
is a choice to bring in negative attributes into the home and direct communities.
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Law enforcement has had to become involved in various countries and in their
government which has led to conflict. Although the case is that countries such as the U.S and
Columbia have disagreed in policies they do not become large enough issues that are not able to
be amended. To add to that these involvements have also been able to bring positive progress
within countries. It has caused various countries to communicate more together and form
alliances or commitment with each other. The conflict that countries that are being affected by
drug trafficking is present and may continue but it does not mean that it will completely take the
focus away from the original problem. The issue has brought more countries together than apart
Another rebuttal that is given is that people is that the reason for the poor economy is the
drug trafficking that has permeated poor countries. For example, the arguments are that
corruption has stopped from there being sustainable growth. Corruption through the economy is
said to happen to bribery and it allows for the continuation of the bigger problem. Another
hindrance to the economy is said to be the reason to question the government because according
Transparency International 53% of Latin American have reasons to believe that their government
officials are failing to address the problem of corruption. So because of this it could be said that
the government officials are to blame for the economy in certain countries and not drug
trafficking because they allow it to continue and have a role by taking part in it.
As a result of drug trafficking there has been many developments that has allowed
Globalization was the effects of the spread of drug routes that started out in the main countries of
production and went on to countries overseas where they are mostly sold and consumed. The rise
of this system also caused the implementation of different strategies from the law enforcement
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group that in return caused for better security in border, cities, and at risk neighborhoods. One of
the bigger developmental benefits that has risen from the drug trafficking system is bringing the
communities that have heavy influence of it together it has allowed them to have something to
work towards and given them an opportunity to get out of the status and situation that they are in.
Therefore the drug trafficking system has led to new developments that would not have
happened if it weren't for the creation of this type of business enterprise so it is important to have
References
https://www.unodc.org/pdf/technical_series_1995-03-01_1.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871399/
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/117447.pdf
https://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/economy-and-development/effects-corruption-economy-latin-
america
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