Question

rom the Documentary on Pablo Escobar 'The King of Cocaine,' is arguably the most notorious narco-terrorist / drug lord of all time. This program explains how Colombia's most lucrative export – cocaine – shaped it into a country of violence and corruption. Using narco-terrorism and bribes, the Cartels quickly came to control Colombia. Describe and discuss your understanding of the seriousness on how narco-terrorism can be a serious threat to national security using three facts as depicted in the documentary

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It is my understanding that narco-terrorism is a serious issue and a real threat to national security for the following reasons.

1.- We are talking about organized crime groups that have all the money to buy weapons, bodyguards, loyal followers, and paramilitary people.

2.- They are part of an international network of organized crime that operates in different countries, including the United States.

3.- These criminal organizations can corrupt the military, federal, and state governments in different countries. That is why they can operate in secrecy and their leaders are seldom identified or caught by the police.

That is why Pablo Escobar's The King of Cocaine,' arguably the most notorious narco-terrorist / drug lord of all time, and other people can operate lucrative criminal organizations exporting drugs, generating violence and corruption through the use of bribes, and corrupt entire governments in different countries.