Summary. Mexican drug cartels are the primary suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other illicit narcotics to the United States. Cartels and drug trafficking fuel endemic corruption. 1. Introduction. Human trafficking is a global problem that affects people in virtually every region of the world. Although statistics on the extent of crime are difficult to prove, anecdotal reports suggest that it is increasing. For example, more different traffic flows have been detected across the world. Similarly, the Drug Enforcement Administration states that "two milligrams of fentanyl equivalent to a few grains of table salt is considered a lethal dose for more than one percent of Americans." Uisites have also led to the rise in crime that Mexico is currently experiencing. First, Mexico's geographic location predestines it to become a drug trafficking route, since almost all legal or illegal transfers of goods from South America to the United States and the United States pass through Mexico. 2 During the war initiated by Nixon, Recent statistics on drug trafficking. the DEA, for heroin-related offenses. Conspiracy, distribution and possession with intent to sell, of these arrests. 1. Drug types accounted for almost all drug trafficking offenses: 3. Drug trafficking districts were: 3. The United States experienced the largest annual increase in homicides on record. 1, hate crimes also reached their highest level in twelve years, with the largest increases being anti-Black crimes, followed by anti-Asian crimes. and right-wing politicians were quick to cite bail reform and “defunding” the Summary. This article will discuss how globalization has influenced transnational organized crime by analyzing global trends in cocaine production and trafficking, as well as the emergence of new routes. A National Drug Intelligence report estimates that the cost to society of drug use is largely associated with drug-related crime, including costs to the criminal justice system and costs borne by victims of crime . The same report showed that the cost of treatment.