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Drug Trafficking
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "Jesus Malverde" 
 Story about Mexican folk hero Jesus Malverde (known as "the Angel of the Poor" and "The Generous Bandit") and how he has also become the patron saint of Mexican drug smugglers. Discusses the legend of Malverde, his shrine in Culiacan, Mexico, drug smuggling, and controversies related to Malverde. Excerpted from the book "True Tales From Another Mexico"; part of the website for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program "Drug Wars." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/malverde.html Topics: Crime, History By Place Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)
Companion website to a 2006 PBS P.O.V. documentary which "tells the human story behind illegal immigration and drug trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico through the eyes of Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life." Includes and essay on corrido music singer Chalino Sanchez (also in Spanish), an update to the film, filmmaker interview, lesson plan, and related material. http://www.pbs.org/pov/alotrolado/ Topics: Crime, Drugs, Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Drug Wars
Web site of the Frontline series on the thirty year history of America's war on drugs, including information on both sides of the battlefield - from drug warriors and from top traffickers. Videos (RealPlayer), charts, interviews, timelines, teacher's guide, and tapes and transcripts of the programs are available. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ Topics: Crime, Drugs Last updated May 25, 2005 Mexico Under Siege
Los Angeles Times coverage of drug violence in Mexico. Features an introductory video, interactive map showing drug war deaths by area and week in 2008, list of major players, photos and video clips (some with graphic content), and news stories back to June 2008. http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war Topics: Crime Last updated Jan 12, 2009 Mexico's Drug War
June 2007 article about drug trafficking in Mexico. Topics include the seriousness of the problem, details of Mexican president Felipe Calderon's counter-drug initiative, what the Mexican government is doing to combat drug-related crime, and the nature of U.S.-Mexico anti-drug collaboration. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/13689/ Topics: Crime Last updated May 1, 2008 Mexico's Drug War
In this photo essay, "photographer Anthony Suau documents the surging influence of the drug cartels in Northern Mexico and the efforts by police to maintain law and order." Includes images of military and police forces, drug murder victims, and religious shrines (such as one dedicated to Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death). Note: Includes troubling images. From Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1651420,00.html Topics: Crime Last updated May 7, 2008 Murder, Money & Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Salinas Brothers
Companion to a 1997 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about major illegal drug traffickers who brought drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The site includes a map, an overview of drug cartels and anti-narcotics officials, news, reports, and related material. Also includes a program transcript. Note: Most links to related sites are broken. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/ Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated May 9, 2006 Narcotics Control Reports
"The Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) [issued each March] ... is the United States Government's country-by-country two volume report that describes the efforts to attack all aspects of the international drug trade, chemical control, money laundering and financial crimes." This site provides copies of the reports back to 1996. From the U.S. Department of State. http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/ Topics: Crime, Drugs Last updated Sep 12, 2005 National Threat Assessments
This site provides National Drug Threat Assessments, which are designed to give policy makers "a timely, predictive report on the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence." The assessments "addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs." From the National Drug Intelligence Center of the U.S. Department of Justice. http://www.justice.gov/ndic/topics/ndtas.htm Topics: Crime, Drugs Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
This site contains extensive reports on the state of drug enforcement and awareness in the United States. Documents include the General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan, maps of high intensity drug trafficking areas including facts and strategies for each city mentioned, an anti-drug media campaign, a substance abuse treatment facility locator, and funding opportunities for communities to combat illegal drug use. There are also links to state and local agencies. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Topics: Crime, Drugs, Mental Conditions Last updated May 25, 2005 The Oliver North File: His Diaries, E-Mail, and Memos on the Kerry Report, Contras and Drugs
Collection (posted in 2004) of "diaries, e-mail, and memos of Iran-contra figure Oliver North, ... [which] directly contradict his criticisms ... of Sen. John Kerry's 1988 Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee report on the ways that covert support for the Nicaraguan contras in the 1980s undermined the U.S. war on drugs." Includes a summary and scanned images of the documents. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB113/ Topics: Crime, Drugs Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Special Warning About Drug Offenses Abroad
Brief caution about possession and use of illegal drugs in foreign countries. "Every year, several hundred Americans are arrested abroad on drug charges. Persons caught with illegal drugs in a foreign country are subject to the drug laws of that country, not those of the U.S.; as always, ignorance of the law is no excuse." Links to an overview of what U.S. consulates can do for Americans arrested overseas. From the U.S. Department of State. http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html#drug_offenses Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Dec 11, 2007 U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Canine Enforcement Program
Fact sheets about the use of dogs at the U.S. borders "to combat terrorist threats, stop the flow of illegal narcotics, detect unreported currency, concealed humans, and smuggled agriculture products." Features background on the Canine Enforcement Program, a FAQ on detector dogs, photos of some of the dogs, and articles about dogs used in border patrol activities. From U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/k9_enforce/ Topics: Crime, Mammals, National Security Last updated Apr 28, 2008 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Country Office Afghanistan: Reports and Surveys
Reports on topics such as opium poppy production (annual back to 2000), a farmers' intentions survey, and an assessment of drug use in Kabul. Also includes links to a fact sheet about drugs and crime in Afghanistan and to related information. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). http://www.unodc.org/afghanistan/en/publications-and-reports.html Topics: Crime, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 22, 2009 WOLA on the Merida Initiative
"In this memo, [Washington Office on Latin America] WOLA provides an analysis of the Merida Initiative, a proposed $1.4 billion assistance package for Mexico and Central America, slated for a vote in the U.S. Congress later this year [2008]." The initiative is designed to help Mexico and Central America address security, especially with respect to violence and drug trafficking. The WOLA analysis discusses human rights concerns. From WOLA. http://www.wola.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=viewp&id=668&Itemid=2 Topics: Crime, International Governments Last updated Apr 29, 2008 World Drug Report: Global Illicit Drug Trends
An annual publication about worldwide illegal drug production, trafficking, and use. Find data and analysis on opium, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants, and other drugs. The report features a special section on cannabis, "by far the most widely produced, trafficked and used drug in the world." Includes archived reports from past years. Some material available in additional languages. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/WDR.html Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type, Statistics Last updated Nov 21, 2007 |
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