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[[File:Drugroutemap.gif|thumb|A map showing the global drug smuggling routes around the world.]] | {{Mature}}[[File:Drugroutemap.gif|thumb|A map showing the global drug smuggling routes around the world.]] | ||
[[File:4 ounces of cannabis.JPG|thumb|300px|right|4 ounces of cannabis | [[File:4 ounces of cannabis.JPG|thumb|300px|right|4 ounces of cannabis seized by police during a raid on a cannabis laboratory |link=Special:FilePath/4_ounces_of_cannabis.JPG]] | ||
The '''illegal drug trade''' is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws while there is also a trade in avoiding paying tax on what are legal drugs, such as tobacco. A UN report said "the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003." With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% (0.893%) of total global output. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally. | The '''illegal drug trade''' is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws while there is also a trade in avoiding paying tax on what are legal drugs, such as tobacco. A UN report said "the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003." With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% (0.893%) of total global output. Consumption of [[Illegal Drugs|illegal drugs]] is widespread globally. | ||
[[Organized crime]] syndicates and terrorist organizations often participate in the illegal drug trade as a way of funding their illicit activities. | [[Organized crime]] syndicates and terrorist organizations often participate in the illegal drug trade as a way of funding their illicit activities. | ||
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== Organizations == | == Organizations == | ||
=== | === [[Mexican drug cartels]] === | ||
* [[Sinaloa Cartel]] | * [[Sinaloa Cartel]] | ||
* [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]] | * [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]] | ||
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* [[Gulf Cartel]] | * [[Gulf Cartel]] | ||
* [[Juárez Cartel]] | * [[Juárez Cartel]] | ||
* [[Tijuana Cartel]] | |||
=== Gangs === | === Gangs === | ||
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* [[18th Street Gang]] | * [[18th Street Gang]] | ||
* [[Latin Kings]] | * [[Latin Kings]] | ||
* [[Barrio Azteca]] | |||
=== 1 Percenter motorcycle clubs === | === 1 Percenter motorcycle clubs === | ||
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* [[Hell's Angels]] | * [[Hell's Angels]] | ||
* [[Mongols Motorcycle Club]] | * [[Mongols Motorcycle Club]] | ||
=== Terrorist organizations === | |||
* [[FARC]] | |||
* [[Abu Sayyaf]] | |||
* [[Hezbollah]] | |||
* [[Shining Path]] | |||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[Pablo Escobar]] | * [[Pablo Escobar]] | ||
* [[Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo]] | |||
* [[Rafael Caro Quintero]] | |||
* [[Amado Carrillo Fuentes]] | * [[Amado Carrillo Fuentes]] | ||
* [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]] | * [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]] | ||
* [[Juan Pablo Ledezma]] | |||
* [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]] | |||
* [[Deandre Smith]] | |||
* [[Whitey Bulger]] | |||
* [[Rick Ross]] | |||
* [[Frank Lucas]] | |||
* [[Ross William Ulbricht]] | |||
* [[Osiel Cárdenas Guillén]] | |||
* [[John Gotti]] | |||
* [[Nucky Johnson]] | |||
* [[Vito Genovese]] | |||
* [[Arnold Rothstein]] | |||
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[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
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[[Category:Smuggler]] | [[Category:Smuggler]] | ||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | |||
[[Category:Organizations]] | |||
[[Category:Corrupting Influence]] | |||
[[Category:Satanism]] | |||