Latin America's struggle to cut drug route to US - 29 Mar 09

Mexico's battle to stop drug gangs using the country as a trafficking route is nothing new in the Americas - in the 1970s, cocaine was exported to the US from Colombia.

With Washington's help, Bogota was eventually able to weaken the cartels but not stop the trade, now focused on Mexico, home to the most powerful drug cartels, where the fight continues.

Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Bogota, Colombia's capital, on the battle against drug trafficking.

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[ArchNME]

Tens of thousands dead, hundred of thousands in prison. The war on drugs is a failure. The entire hemisphere needs to just legalize. Anything is better than this.

[A1R5N1P3R]

Eh, this drug hurts the poor ppl where it's grown most of all. Why? Because instead of people concentrating on helping to grow their countries economy and culture through traditional means, they opt for an easy way. This easy way always leads to self destruction, not only for their country, but most of all for local communities and their families. Education is the way.

[mrtundra45]

@Midnightryder7 YES Druggs are awsome, keep em commin' to the usa..thnx :)

[Midnightryder7]

funny how the USA complains about all these drugs...When America is the number one customer

[bugactwa]

manada de petardos cuando van a aprender que se dice ColOmbia, no Columbia!!!

[cooks1234]

the first step to exterminate that problem completely is not legalizing but people take matter into their own hands under any means necessary.

second reconstruct the prison system. to kill of worst of worst burdens.and make prison a real hell.remove healthcare and resources like food,beds,etc

third instead of arresting/deporting kill on spot if known as drug member.

what does everyone think to little or to much or not good at all

[MrAgent003]

drug cartel members are PUSSIES by themselves. By themselves, they are wimps and are owned. PUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[corvettejunkie6]

pueblo escobar is a god an should be praised i wish he was still alive me and him would of made good friends an i think pueblo jr is a shame to his family hes nothing like his dad jr is a hip hop wanna be puebo senior made hip hop

[lbmichel]

escobar wasnt responsible.. corruption in america was and is still responsible

[s11121sx]

the laws arent made for make people's life unfair , having ''stoners'' isnt much different as an alcoholics , with the laws making them illegal is for other people's safety , and about democracy why you call it fake? you vote, you progress , you choose what you want to be , you have free opinion , as far as i know thats democracy , and about immigrants , if you arent a Cherokee or any native american race , then i dont know what you complain

[yoshi207]

alchohol kill tons of people annually destroys family alcohol is responsible for murders robberys broken familys suicides!so you should care about them banning it Id fell safer with a stoner living next door than a drunk !! isnt america a hypocritical democracy we are so ridiculous in our thinking !! we have a bad economy lmao but yet we are wasting 300 billion heck i even lost count in iraq ?? but yet its the immigrants killing our economy right lmao ?? we are some delusional people