Mexico is a Drug Trafficker’s Costco

To me, Costco is a one-stop get it all done place.  At the same place, you can drop off some film, order a cake and even pick up groceries for dinner.  With that in mind, I want to inform you about drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States.

The 140 mile border between California and Mexico is the ground for many things that affect both the United States and Mexico.  The growing volume of commercial and pedestrian traffic that plays an integral role in our nation’s economy also creates an infinite number of opportunities for drug trafficking organizations.

The drug threat presented by the United States and Mexico Border is fairly consistent with the national drug threat, and to a certain extent, seems to define the overall drug threat against the United States.  Mexico is the largest transshipment point of South American cocaine destined for the United States, and 65% of this cocaine reaches American cities through the California/Mexico border.  Mexico also remains a major source country for heroin and marijuana, and many of these Mexican based trafficking organizations are utilized by Colombian Cartels to transship drugs destined for the United States.

As a waiver, while I am not exactly a member of the DEA, I have utilized a number of tools to obtain more than a sufficient amount of information on drug trafficking over the California-Mexico border.

Drug trafficking organizations have grown and prospered because of the illegal status of drugs in the United States, and Mexican based groups have expanded because of the business Colombian based drug traffickers have done with them, making Mexico a drug trafficker’s Costco.

First, I will talk about how drug trafficking started as a result of different laws on each side of the border.  Then I will discuss why Mexican based groups are willing to bring drugs into the United States for the Colombian drug traffickers.  Lastly, I will tell you why Mexico is a drug trafficker’s Costco!