groups that buy and distribute the drugs. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences of two of the largest growers and sellers in the drug trade: The Cali Cartel of Columbia and the Tijuana Cartel of Mexico. The Cali Cartel is the largest, richest, and most complex producers and distributors of cocaine. The cartel concentrates almost entirely in cocaine. Over time they have developed an extremely large and sophisticated distribution system and have generated an extraordinary amount
principal drug cartels present at Mexico: Tijuana Cartel / Arellano Felix Organization The eleven Arellano Felix brothers were part of a middle-class family, five of them engage in smuggling clothing and electronics before entering the drug trade. Their uncle Felix Gallardo was no stranger to criminal activity, since being the top leader of the Tijuana Plaza tied him to the obscure market of criminal trade. When Felix Gallardo was arrested, he transferred the command of the Tijuana Plaza to his
The arrest of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was a victorious circumstance for the Mexican government, who have been closing down on his presence for the recent past years. Mexican authorities began taking down high ranked members of the Sinaloa Cartel including two of Guzman’s main associates. On February 22, 2014, the world’s most wanted man had also been captured. Although the biggest drug lord has been captured, the crime and violence left behind cannot be forgotten. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera
war heavily lead by the Sinaloa Cartel. B. Background: The Sinaloa Cartel has become one of the most predominate suppliers of illegal narcotics in the entire world. The United States alone has provided the cartel with a huge amount of business The Human Rights Watch 2013 report of drug cartel income, "Mexican drug cartels take in between $19 and $29 billion annually from U.S.
Since the rise of dozens of Mexican cartels, the Mexican government has constantly been fighting an ongoing war with these criminal organizations. The cartel organizations have a primary purpose of managing and controlling illegal drug trafficking operations in Central America and South America to the United States. Violence on a massive and brutal scale has emerged due to the nature of the illegal drug trade. Because the drug trade is vastly widespread, cartels are often fighting one another and
Mexican drug-trafficking cartels are said to have been established in the 1980s by a man named Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, also known as “The Godfather”. With the help of Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo and Rafael Caro Quintero, Miguel started the Guadalajara Cartel, which is one of the first to have thrived from association with the Colombian cocaine trade. The two men who helped Miguel Gallardo establish the cartel were arrested, so Gallardo, the single leader of the cartel “was smart enough to privatize
The cartels in Mexico over the past years have gotten increasingly brutal. As worldwide demand for illegal drugs increases, so does the violence. There are two major rival cartels currently campaigning to take over Mexico. Popular music lyrics glorify the cartel and attract new young members. Cartels have begun to diversify and are finding new ways to make money and control even larger segments of Mexican industry. Ordinary Mexicans citizens are fed up with all this nonsense, though afraid of
companies that dominate UK cigarette industry, which control almost 90% of the market. So, the purpose of my essay is to analyse the industry characteristics, which from my point of view have helped the organization and the effectiveness of the cartel between the tobacco leaders. I will be looking at specific factors affecting the probability of co-ordinated interaction between Imperial Tobacco, Gallaher and BAT as well as at “cigarettes” as a product, leading us to a conclusion that will summarize
“The Antitrust Laws” Research Paper There once was a time where dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some dinosaurs were stronger than others, making them the superior creatures. The Tyrannosaurus Rex is not that different from a corporate empire; both T-Rexes and monopolies ruled the land with little to no competition. They devoured the weak, crushed the opposition, and made sure they were king, but then, all of a sudden, they were extinct. The giants that once were predators became prey, whether it be
OPEC’s challenges and creation of incentives for technological innovation OPEC is an unstable cartel representing the same interest of the major players in the oil exporting nations. It had its time when it has been effective in raising up the price of oil allowing the member nations to obtain a significant amount of premium collected on behalf of their sovereigns for the cartel and to their loyalty. The essay summarizes a cause and effect that focuses on 2 sets of connection; the first is focused
The Structure Of The Market Structure Of Oligopoly And The Difficulty In Predicting Output And Profits Market structure of oligopoly Oligopoly is a market structure where there are a few firms producing all or most of the market supply of a particular good or service and whose decisions about the industry's output can affect competitors. Examples of oligopolistic structures are supermarket, banking industry and pharmaceutical industry. The characteristics of the oligopoly are: Small
opinion that a very shrewdly-created cartel disguises the very reason for these “rare” gems seemingly being worth your “pretty penny”. Based on the integration of a cartel of its type in the diamond market, I see it fit to say that the price of diamonds is set above what is reasonable. This essay will expound the role of the diamond cartel in cinching the high price charged by all those involved in selling diamonds. (Levenstein, Suslow, 2008: Cartel) states that cartels are agreements or associations between
The Ubiquitous Monopoly Monopoly is nearly always seen as something undesirable. Courts have wrestled with monopoly for ages, sometimes defining it as: "the power to control prices and exclude competition", "restraining trade", or "unfair and anti-competitive behavior." Should monopolistic practices be condemned and outlawed? Let's look at anti-competitive behavior and practices, but let's not confine ourselves to what's traditionally seen as monopoly. The marriage contract is essentially
The Gilded Age refers to a period in which things were fraudulent and deceitful; the surface was clinquant while underneath that lustrous coat laid corruption. During the Gilded Age companies recruited to corrupt methods to further increase profits, leading to an increase in power, rapid economic prosperity, and domination of industries, leading to monopolistic corporations. As a result, antitrust laws to regulate business began to emerge in the late 19th and early 20th century known as the Progressive
The rise of the railroad industry in the mid 1800’s made for the grounds of a monopoly taking place. This fear of a railroad monopoly caused the first antitrust policy in 1890 to be enacted (“Government Regulation of Monopolies”). Putting in place this antitrust policy set off generations of debate about the government’s role with monopolies. Governments currently regulate and prevent monopolies and rightfully so but there is still an opposition to government intervention even in monopolies. In a
Antitrust Investigation An antitrust violation is a violation of the “laws designed to protect trade and commerce from abusive practice such as price-fixing, restraints, price discrimination and monopolization” (“Antitrust Violations / Wex Legal Dictionary/ Encyclopedia /LII / Legal Information Institute”, (n.d)). In looking at a company that has been investigated for antitrust behavior, identification of any pecuniary or non-pecuniary cost, along with any specific antitrust act violation will
Voting Crisis 4 ~ Passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Populist Party Convention During the fourth crisis, we held very strong beliefs as Western Homesteaders. Because we have little wealth to our names, we felt strongly that the average American consumer should be guaranteed protection against abominations such as monopolies and trusts, that raise prices and force small businesses to close up shop. Furthermore, we were invigorated by the creation of the Populist Party, which we though perfectly
When these large companies have too much power, they are able to completely run the market based on their own agendas. Should smaller companies still exist, the larger firms are able to lower prices and absorb the loss from it where the other company would inevitably fail to compete with the low prices of the firm. Firms like Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil rightfully took advantage of the US free market at the time, but once word of their predatory practices became publically known, these companies
The Sinaloa Cartel Joaquin El Chapo Guzmán has been one of the most persecuted drug traffickers, both by Mexican and American authorities. For years he has remained at the head of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most controlled criminal organizations in drug trafficking. The Sinaloa cartel is located in the town of Culiacan, in the northern state of Sinaloa. Its main leaders are Joaquin El Chapo Guzman and Ismael Zambada García alias El Mayo. He competes for the territory with other cartels like Los
The United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. (1947) case deals with monopolies and antitrust laws. I chose the trusts/monopolies topic due to my interest in finance and economics. Since elementary school, I have been fascinated by John D. Rockefeller’s story about his oil monopoly. This history has caused me to be interested in monopolies and trusts. I began enjoy reading about the elite who obtained their wealth illegally. After reading and watching The Great Gatsby and watching the movie Catch