DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE AMERICAS: REFORMING UNITED STATES TRADE POLICY

From: The George Washington International Law Review | Date: August 10, 2006| Author: Swanson, Joe | Copyright information

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 2, 1993, Pablo Escobar, infamous leader of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, was gunned down by Colombian authorities as he attempted to flee his hideout in a Medellin suburb.1 By this time, Escobar and his syndicate had killed dozens of people, exported tons of cocaine to the United States, and caused both Colombia and the United States to expend extraordinary amounts of manpower and resources in tracking him down.2 The irony of this incident was the awarene...

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