Note: Calderon said that if his government had not acted in time,
"the criminal gangs would have taken over Mexico and the
government." Think FCH got that right, but was he too late?
Calderon refuses to decriminalize drug crime Fold
POLITICS • 6 OCTOBER 2011 - 5:45 PM - MILENIO.COM
http://monterrey.milenio.com/cdb/doc/
noticias2011/9e61d90be55217d03a243dd5aa4251e7
By participating in the forum The Economist, the president maintains
that if his government had not acted in time, the criminal gangs have
taken over the country and government.
Mexico City • Felipe Calderón President denied that decriminalizing
drugs will solve the problem related to organized crime, so it makes
no sense to consider a regional solution of this type.
On his Twitter account, the Mexican president ruled at least by the
decrease in drug use in the United States. "Either EU reduces its
consumption (drug) at least reduces the consumption of money," wrote
Calderon, who participates in the forum The Economist.
Calderon said that if his government had not acted in time, "the
criminal gangs would have taken over Mexico and the government."
He noted that the U.S. sells weapons to kill Mexicans and said the
solution to the problem of security in Mexico is a long-term.
Published: 10/06/2011 10:34 By: SUN
Mexico, the fifth country with violent killings: UN
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/
06102011/546183.aspx
Mexico is one of the five countries with the highest rate of violent
murders in Central America during 2010, according to a study by the
United Nations Organization (UNO).
MEXICO, D.F. (SUN)
Mexico is one of the five countries with the highest rate of violent
murders in Central America during 2010, according to a study by the
United Nations Organization (UNO).
The paper explains that the highest homicide rate was recorded by
Honduras, followed by El Salvador, Belize, Panama and Mexico.
The study notes that in Mexico reported a 65% increase in the
homicide rate between 2005 and 2010.
Last year, the states of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Guerrero and Baja
California, had 41 percent of all homicides committed.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that the
increase in homicides committed in the country originated from its
proximity to the U.S. border and cocaine seizures.
According to the first comprehensive study by UNODC homicides in 2010
were killed 468,000 people around the world.
36 percent of those deaths occurred in Africa and 31 percent in
Americas. 27 percent of murders occurred in Asia, 5 percent in Europe
and 1 percent in Oceania.
This type of crime is increasing in Central America and the
Caribbean, says the UNODC. One in 50 people under 31 years died
violently in Central America. Drug trafficking, organized crime and
the presence of firearms drove the increase in crime, says the UN.
In addition to showing links between low economic growth and high
rates of homicides, the study presents some evidence that the 2008
economic crisis led to an increase in the number of murders.
In eight of the 15 countries studied this phenomenon is the number of
murders increased with the economic downturn, job losses and rising
prices. Among the nations studied in this group are Jamaica and Costa
Rica.
Most of the countries with the highest homicide rate, more than 35
per 100 thousand people are American. These include Guatemala,
Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica and Venezuela. The
rest are African nations like Ivory Coast, Zambia, Malawi and Uganda.
The average homicide rate worldwide in 2010 was 6.9 per 100 thousand
inhabitants.
80% of the perpetrators and homicide victims are men, but the report
notes that women are at high risk of being killed by their own family
members.
52% of women killed in Europe in 2008 were victims of a relative, a
former boyfriend or partner or husband.
Note: "the family" and "BLO" pretty much defunct now, superseded by
new groups
Published: 10/06/2011 2:15 By: SUN
Dominates "El Chapo" drug traffic in the United States, Washington
supports
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/
06102011/546108.aspx
In the National Assessment of 2011 Drug Threat also accepts that
seven cartels operating in its territory, but the organization of
Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is hegemonic, as the Sinaloa cartel is
present in all regions of the United States.
MEXICO, D.F. (SUN)
Mexican drug cartels dominate the supply, trafficking and
distribution of drugs in the United States, its power is consolidated
by partnering with local gangs and the threat "will not reduce in the
short-term and may increase" in the coming years, recognizes the
Department of Justice.
In the National Assessment of 2011 Drug Threat also accepts that
seven cartels operating in its territory, but the organization of
Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is hegemonic, as the Sinaloa cartel is
present in all regions of the United States.
The assessment, prepared by the Centre National Drug Intelligence
(NDIC, in English), points out that Mexican criminal groups have
gained advantages over other organizations and are more "competitive"
in the markets for cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin.
The analysis, which is made from federal intelligence documents and
reports of almost 3,000 local agencies throughout the United States,
exposing the level they have reached the Mexican drug traffickers in
that country over other organizations such as Colombian, Dominican
and Asian .
It details the Sinaloa cartel, Los Zetas, the Gulf, Juarez, La
Familia de Tijuana and Beltrán Leyva in a struggle for control of
lucrative smuggling corridors that lead to the U.S., which has
triggered the levels of unprecedented violence in Mexico.
All these organizations operate in U.S. territory, although the group
led by El Chapo Guzman is most important, since it has managed to
establish an extensive and sophisticated drug distribution network
"in all U.S. regions," and has cells provide storage, transportation
and security for their shipments.
The Sinaloa cartel is "particularly dominant," as it is one of the
few organizations that can bring tons of cocaine from South America
as well as produce large quantities of heroin, marijuana and
methamphetamine, the report said.
Control factors
Members and collaborators of the Gulf and Juarez cartels are in six
regions of the country, while the Zetas have a presence in four
areas; The Family and the Beltran Leyva operating in the Southeast
and Southwest, along the border.
These cartels and their associates "dominate the operations of most
illicit drugs in the United States, controlling much of the
production, transportation and wholesale and distribution of illegal
drugs," the report said.
"The preeminence of these organizations derive competitive
advantage," which is based on several factors, such as access and
control of smuggling routes through the border and the ability to
produce, transport and distribute almost all drugs illegal in demand
in thousands of U.S. cities, it added.
The NDIC states that "it is unlikely that these will have a
significant change in the short term, which ensures the domination of
the Mexican cartels at least for the next years."
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