Drug Trafficking in Colombia
Drug Trafficking in Colombia
By: Alexsandra Deych
Brief Overview • History of Colombia
• Importance in economic prosperity
Routes in Latin America
Gangster Capitalism Groups involved and difficul8es for the problem to an end
Criminal Activity
The highest Demand • The highest demand drug on the market • The income it brings to Colombia
Coca produc8on
The affect on civilians • How producing this drug is the way out
How it affects the U.S
Working together • “Plan Colombia” • Under Clinton administration • • U.S assisted Colombia with $728 million • 80% military and police assistance
Future Prospects • Ensuring the security of the people • Plan Colombia • FARC
Bibliography •
Press, A. (2012). Cocaine production drops by 25 percent in Colombia. [online] Fox News. Available at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/30/ cocaine-production-drops-by-25-percent-in-colombia/ [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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Insightcrime.org, (2014). Colombia. [online] Available at: http:// www.insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/ colombia#drug_trafficking [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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Insightcrime.org, (2014). Colombia. [online] Available at: http:// www.insightcrime.org/component/tags/tag/8-colombia [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014]
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Anon, (2014). [online] Available at: hSp://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-‐ monitoring/Colombia/Colombia_Coca_Cul8va8on_Survey_2012_web.pdf [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014]. Amnesty Interna8onal USA, (2014). U.S. Policy in Colombia. [online] Available at: hSp://www.amnestyusa.org/our-‐work/countries/americas/colombia/us-‐policy-‐in-‐ colombia [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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By: Alexsandra Deych
Brief Overview • History of Colombia
• Importance in economic prosperity
Routes in Latin America
Gangster Capitalism Groups involved and difficul8es for the problem to an end
Criminal Activity
The highest Demand • The highest demand drug on the market • The income it brings to Colombia
Coca produc8on
The affect on civilians • How producing this drug is the way out
How it affects the U.S
Working together • “Plan Colombia” • Under Clinton administration • • U.S assisted Colombia with $728 million • 80% military and police assistance
Future Prospects • Ensuring the security of the people • Plan Colombia • FARC
Bibliography •
Press, A. (2012). Cocaine production drops by 25 percent in Colombia. [online] Fox News. Available at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/30/ cocaine-production-drops-by-25-percent-in-colombia/ [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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Insightcrime.org, (2014). Colombia. [online] Available at: http:// www.insightcrime.org/colombia-organized-crime-news/ colombia#drug_trafficking [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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Insightcrime.org, (2014). Colombia. [online] Available at: http:// www.insightcrime.org/component/tags/tag/8-colombia [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014]
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Anon, (2014). [online] Available at: hSp://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-‐ monitoring/Colombia/Colombia_Coca_Cul8va8on_Survey_2012_web.pdf [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014]. Amnesty Interna8onal USA, (2014). U.S. Policy in Colombia. [online] Available at: hSp://www.amnestyusa.org/our-‐work/countries/americas/colombia/us-‐policy-‐in-‐ colombia [Accessed 12 Nov. 2014].
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