Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars

first publication date:  2011-09-27
genre:  nonfiction
main subject:  Mexican Drug War

Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars is a non-fiction book about the Mexican drug war written by Sylvia Longmire, an independent consultant, freelance writer, and former Air Force captain. In her book, Longmire gives an overview of Mexico's drug war and describes the impact it has on the United States' national security. Drawing from her experience as an intelligence analyst of drug trafficking and border security, the author details the holes of the current drug policy of both the United States and Mexico.The book also covers the "spillover effect" of Mexico's drug violence in the United States, and how the narcotics distribution has grown on U.S. soil. Longmire's major contributions were describing the "tactics, techniques and procedures" of the Mexican drug trafficking organizations, particularly in kidnappings, where the author dedicates a whole chapter on how the cartels materialize them. She also contrasts the modus operandi of the Colombian drug gangs with Mexico's crime groups, and argues that the cartels in Mexico are more violent and erratic. In addition, she argues for the exploration of "regulatory options for the production, sale and distribution of marijuana in the United States," and provides demand-side strategies to control marijuana use.In an interview, the author clarified that the term "invasion" does not relate to a war incursion of the Mexican drug cartels in America, but rather to their "corrupting influence on U.S. law enforcement, and a slow increase of spillover violence." The book, however, stresses that Mexico is not a failed state and that an effective cooperation with the United States is possible, just as long as they make it a top priority issue. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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