The Cali Cartel
For the last half-century Latin America has have been deeply involved with the foreign trade and production of drugs, primarily cocaine. The dominant economic player in this market is the highland country of Colombia, which has produced some of the most powerful and fearsome drug cartels to date. Through struggles between rival cartels, one cartel has evolved into the predominant force and emerged in the 90's as the most powerful drug cartel in the world. The Cali Cartel's aspects of distribution, organization, involvement in government corruption, and overall control of the market has made it infamous throughout the world. Though in recent years its ability to maintain control is waning with increasing US intervention and opposition from other governments.In the 1980's the Colombian drug trade was at an all time high. At the forefront of the market was the Medellin Cartel lead by Pablo Escobar. Under the leadership of Escobar the cartel turned into the fiercest and most brutal force the Colombians faced. In efforts to control this epidemic the Colombian government cooperated with the smaller Cali Cartel in it's battle against the Medellin Cartel. Cali provided intelligence to the government forces seeking to eliminate Escoba
Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, c 1981 Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, c 1999 http://www.darkside.com.au/mba/cali/html One of the most notable incidents of government corruption occurred during the 1994 Colombian presidential election. President Ernesto Samper and other top Colombian officials accepted millions of dollars from the infamous Cali cocaine cartel in the election. In return for Cali cartel support, Samper supposedly promised that whether he was elected or not he would, "do everything he could do to get rid of extradition (Jordan, 150)." Upon his election Samper immediately turned his back on the cartel with the increased involvement of the US. The arrest and capture of the kingpins of the cartel is probably one of the most challenging aspects of the continuing drug war in Colombia. The godfathers are able to elude police through a broad network of informants and sophisticated security measures. It took the combined effort of the DEA, CIA, the Colombian Navy, under cover agents and the director of the Colombian police to bring many of these men in.
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