Not your Typical Power Play

Mexican Drug War

                  As of last week one of the top Zeta kingpins has been incarcerated and charged with money laundering (through American horse races). Jose Trevino Morales, at age 42 had been one of the major players in the leadership dynamic of one of Mexico’s most dangerous and powerful drug cartel, the Zetas, as mentioned previously.  Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, younger brother to Jose was also caught in July and tried on many counts. Last brother standing is the Zetas top Lieutenant Alejandro Trevino Morales who is still believed to be roaming Mexico. We will see how this changes the role of the Zetas on the drug trade.

 In other news, Anabel Hernandez, noted and prized author of the book Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers, has sold over 1000,00 copies in Mexico, and continues to discredit the “War on Drugs”. Hernandez states that the whole “war” that is being fought against the cartels and the police is a sham and is only being used as a media tool to ease civilians. She continues to discredit the Mexican government through her continued writing.

                  The truth that Hernandez brings out in her books is that the government has been plaguing more than helping the citizens of Mexico to feel safe in their own home and on the streets. The images that can be found on the Internet of this war on drug are some of the most tortuous and malicious kind of killings you can imagine. The use of these images is a tactics the cartels use to send a message to their rivals and to incur fear within another. With the facts being that Mexican drug cartels bring in 19 to 29 billion annually from U.S. sales according to a CNN news article. This number can be shocking and be appealing to many, and the glorification of the narco-culture is what keeps funding this war. With the amount of poverty and hunger in Mexico, it is no wonder more and more people turn to the illusive monetary gains of the drug world.

                   

             

                       

Vulliamy, Ed. (2013 August 31). Mexico's War on Drugs is One Big Lie. The Guardian. September 11, 2013, from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/01/mexico-drugs-anabel-hernandez-narcoland#

Library, CNN. (2013 September 2). Mexico Drug War Fast Facts. CNN. September 11, 2013, from http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-fast-facts/index.html

Forsyth, Jim. (2013 September 5). Brother of Mexico Drug Cartel Chiefs Gets 20 Years for U.S. Money Laundering. Reuters. September 11, 2013, from http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/us-usa-drugs-zeta-idUSBRE98503N20130906