Latin America: Cartels and Drug Trade

What grows well in much of Latin America?

• Opium Poppies

• Peyote

• Meth

• Marijuana

The number of Mexican people addicted to drugs decreased between 2002 and 2008.

• True

• False

He controlled the Colombian drug trade in the 1980s.

• Dante Caputo

• Carlos Lehder Rivas

• Anastasio Somoza García

• Pablo Escobar Gaviria

What does Project Gunrunner ultimately seek to eliminate?

• Gun shows near the Mexican border

• Guns purchased illegally by individuals

• Gun dealers who don’t follow the rules for gun sales

• Guns imported from South America

What agency is in charge of stopping the gun trade?

• State Department Import/Export Agency

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• United States Border Patrol

• Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Where do guns that play a role in much of the drug violence come from?

• Colombia

• United States

• Venezuela

• Cuba

What is a powerful tool to strip criminals of illicit wealth?

• Asset forfeiture

• Extradition

• Lawsuits

• Deportation

Which of the following countries has returned fugitives to the United States in unprecedented numbers?

• Venezuela

• Ecuador

• Brazil

• Colombia

Why might a farmer have to pay more for help with his banana crop in areas with drug money?

• The drug trade is more glamorous to many workers

• Farmers have to pay bribes to drug lords

• The farmer has to compete with drug growers for workers

• The farmer has to pay taxes because his crop is legal

What flourishes in the Andes Mountains?

• Opium Poppies

• Coca

• Marijuana

• Peyote