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The Changing Game: The United States Evolving Supply-Side Approach To Narcotics Trafficking, Gregory Wilson
The Changing Game: The United States Evolving Supply-Side Approach To Narcotics Trafficking, Gregory Wilson
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Despite over two decades of focused government efforts, drug use and related problems persist in the United States. Moreover, combatting narcotics trafficking now may be more difficult than ever as the sophisticated Cali Cartel has replaced the Medellin Cartel as the world's preeminent supplier of cocaine. Cali's advanced methods of operation have rendered traditional approaches to battling drugs even less effective than they were previously. Clearly, the United States must establish a new direction in drug law enforcement. This Note traces the development of Colombia's drug cartels from the rise of the Medellin Cartel to the emergence of Cali as …