Cartel The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars

Name: Cartel The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars
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ISBN: 9780230111370

ISBN-10: 0230111378

ISBN-13: 9780230111370

Edition: 2011

Authors: Sylvia Longmire

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Having followed Mexico's cartels for years, border security expert Sylvia Longmire takes us deep into the heart of their world to witness a dangerous underground that will do whatever it takes to deliver drugs to a willing audience of American consumers. The cartels have grown increasingly bold in recent years, building submarines to move up the coast of Central America and digging elaborate tunnels that both move drugs north and carry cash and U.S. high-powered assault weapons back to fuel the drug war. Channeling her long experience working on border issues, Longmire brings to life the very real threat of Mexican cartels operating not just along the southwest border, but deep inside every…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 9/27/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Author's Note


List of Acronyms and Abbreviations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The War Inside Mexico



Drug Trafficking in the Twenty-First Century



From Mexico to Main Street: An Illegal Drug's Journey into America



The Biggest Armed Force South of the Border



The Second-Biggest Moneymaker for Cartels: Kidnapping



The Mexican People



Felipe Calderon's Plan to Save Mexico



The Fight to Stop Cartels North of the Border



Marijuana Growers in the United States



Restoring Faith and Taking Mexico Back from the Narcos



Improving Security Along the Border and Beyond



Conclusions: Managing a War chat Can't Be Won


Notes


Bibliography


Index