Mexican Cartels Battle Lines...

10/26/2011

The battle lines for the war on drugs have once again shifted. When Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the Drug Cartels in 2006, he did so with the hope that he could shut down the trafficking of drugs both within Mexico and across the border to the United States. Though President Calderon did succeed in bringing many of the Cartel leaders to justice, the resulting lack of leadership within the rival cartels has led to a huge upsurge in deaths resulting from turf wars... in fact, since the 2006 offensive against the cartels over 35,000 people have been killed... many of which are innocent bystanders caught in the cross-fire.

The cartels have long used kids as their drug runners. They would recruit and even kidnap local kids, sometimes tourists and either entice them with large payouts or simply force them to run the drugs acorss the border. Recently however, cartels have begun to kidnap American kids from Texas borders towns along the Rio Grande River.

For the cartels, kids are cheap and expendable drug runners. If they are captured or killed while smuggling, the cartels will simply replace them with other kids.

Shawn Period 3

10/27/2011 12:15:09 am

It's bad to think that they would just kidnap kids just to transport drugs and if they are killed not even care. It is good that the president is trying to stop it

Jessica Period 2

10/27/2011 04:50:03 am

This is actually very disgusting to hear about. I don't understand how people can let drugs and money consume their life so much that it gets to the point that other people's lives around them mean nothing. Is getting high and being rich really THAT amazing where an innocent person, a child in this case, is meaningless to them? I think instead of trying to stop the drug cartels right now, the government needs to focus on keeping these innocent children safe.

Drisanna w. period 4

10/27/2011 04:57:30 am

I think the worst thing the president could have done was declare a war on drugs. these are the consequences of his actions.

Emma period 6

10/27/2011 05:29:27 am

I think this is wrong. No child should be kidnapped to go and get drugs, and sometimes even kill people. These kids are being used, and mistreated. The druggies do not even care. they will just replace them if they get killed. Instead of trying to keep the war on drugs going, I think people should focus more on keeping their children safe.

Sam 3

10/27/2011 06:30:57 am

First off, this is wrong. Wrong. WRONG! Why would someone send little children across the border? Thats like child abuse almost only with drugs.

Luke P6

10/27/2011 08:15:55 am

I think this is horrible. If you're that addicted to drugs that you need some innocent child to smuggle them for you, then you have a big problem. Hopefully the US and Mexico can work out an agreement to stop this problem once and for all.

dana period 6

10/27/2011 08:19:04 am

What is wrong with these people? Sure kids are less suspicious then adults, and they can go places that they can't, but kidnapping children and training them to kill and to carry drugs is not right. If they die or are captured, these people don't care the least bit. Why take kids from another country or even your own? They just are going to get charged in two countries and then get a life sentence in jail. Their lives are going to end up as a mess. How do they know that when the kids are caught, that they won't tell were the hideout was or were the head master of the whole thing is located? I don't think they think these things through thoroughly. Sure the kids won’t run because they are terrified of the men that are holding them captive, but what if they are more that 1,000 miles away were these people can not find them? Are the men that scary.

Shailin Period 6

10/27/2011 09:28:08 am

I think it is horrible they are using kids to smuggle drugs. First of all drugs are just disgusting, and the fact that they are bring such young kids into an environment full of drugs is gross. These kids are going to know anything else, they are going to think it's okay to use these drugs, but it's not.

Anneliese period 6

10/27/2011 09:45:37 am

This is just disgusting and wrong. To kidnap kids and use them as drug runners is just disturbing. These kids are being abused and treated wrongly.

chielsea 6

10/27/2011 10:03:07 am

this is wrong and children should be the one doing this kind of things...children are supposed to be innocent little people and not know or have knowledge on this kind of stuff. id just hate to be the parent that goes through that.

Brianna period 1

10/27/2011 10:23:34 am

I think that it is horrible that they are making children transport drugs. They are not only making them do this, they are kidnapping them to make them do it. It is sad that they are sometimes killed! They are innocent children, they shouldn't have to live a life like this. Something needs to be done to stop this, it is absolutely disgusting. The fact that the high they get off of the drugs and the money has led them to do something this horrible.

Kayla Period 3

10/27/2011 11:13:11 am

Maybe the president should use a different approach. Since he declared war the situation had gotten worse. Now innocent people are getting killed and children are getting kidnapped. This is terrible. People just can't kidnap random kids and it's even more weird since kids from Texas are going missing.

Jack Period 2

10/28/2011 09:33:29 am

. I don't understand how people can let drugs and money consume their life so much that it gets to the point that other people's lives around them mean nothing. Is getting high and being rich really imprtant where an innocent person, a child in this case, is meaningless to them?Maybe they should get real jobs and actually do something worth while in their life

Paige Period 3

10/28/2011 10:33:26 am

Honestly its discusting to me to think humans would kidnap children and teens and have them smuggle drugs over the boarder. Those poor teens, I would be so nervous knowing "I could potentially die at any minute". IT CRAZY. I hope this stops all together and everyone involved,except the children of course go to jail for a LONG time.

Erin Period 1

10/28/2011 11:51:22 am

I think that what the cartels are doing is extremely wrong. They're taking kids away from their families and lives. I don't think that any kid who is caught should be punished. They're only doing what they're told so they can try to stay alive. Cartels are such cruel, heartless people. I hope that this will come to an end, or at the least become less of a threat to everyone who lives near the cartels.

Tayla Period 1

10/28/2011 12:07:41 pm

The cartels should not be taking away poor innocent children. Some of these kids can loose their lives and that isnt fair to them to loose their life espically because of violence. Violence is not the answer.

Rakel period 1

10/28/2011 01:05:28 pm

This is awful. Using kids too smuggle drugs is just horrible. I feel sorry for the kids that get caught up in that stuff and lose their life or go to jail.

Adam Period 3

10/29/2011 01:28:21 am

I've always heard of things happening around the border, but I've never heard of people being kidnapped and paid and/or forced to smuggle drugs across it.

Lindsay Period 1

10/31/2011 07:19:25 am

I think this is sick and so sad, these are poor innocent children and i feel bad for the kids that get caught in this.

Monica Period6

11/1/2011 11:15:53 am

This is gross, sad and horrible. There poor children are being used by force and there probably terrified! Something has to be done to stop this, its torture....poor kids.

Cody period 3

11/4/2011 01:26:57 pm

The mexican drug cartel is far larger and more sever then many people know, and from living on the border of mexico in south texas the experience of hearing all the drug cartel on the news of the horribleness that goes on very close to texas in mexico it is scary and the U.S. should try hard not to get very involved

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