Doing so is a must. The Biden administration must maintain, and where possible advance, existing levels of cooperation with nations like Colombia , Costa Rica , and Panama. It must also come up with a viable strategy to address the challenges posed by the governments of Mexico and Venezuela if the Biden administration intends to gain ground on the supply-side of TCO-driven drug trafficking.
There is also some risk that TCOs become even more violent or bold in executing their operations. In the context of TCOs, the gray zone could manifest in a number of different ways: for example, a difficult-to-attribute cyber-attack on a cruise ship in the deep Caribbean, drawing resources away from interdiction efforts, or the use of drone swarms at the land border to overwhelm resources there. Finally, with respect to the Coast Guard, it is quite likely that at least four years of a Biden administration will result in an increased demand signal for Coast Guard resources.
But there is only so much Coast Guard to go around, especially when considering the scope of Coast Guard missions beyond those even addressed in this article. And more means both quantity, and — with respect to technologically based-solutions and capabilities , especially those that are cyber-based — quality. Department of Defense, U.
Department of Homeland Security, or the U. Order from Chaos. A how-to guide for managing the end of the post-Cold War era. Read all the Order from Chaos content ». Editor's Note: This piece is part of a series titled " Nonstate armed actors and illicit economies: What the Biden administration needs to know ," from Brookings's Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors.
Drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere It is no secret that the United States has a nearly unquenchable appetite for illegal drugs. Related Books. Bucharest Diary By Alfred H. Transatlantic Relations By Xenia Wickett. Order from Chaos A how-to guide for managing the end of the post-Cold War era. Defense U. In the first four months of the fiscal year, Americans were arrested with drugs concealed in their bodies at southern checkpoints, compared with just 35 people from all other countries during the same period.
Though illegal substances brought in by that type of courier represent just a fraction of the overall drugs crossing into the U. Apprehension numbers for U. In many cases, drug couriers in the U. Yatziri Barboza was one. In March, the year-old from Houston was arrested after an X-ray and further inspection at a port of entry in Laredo, Texas, uncovered nearly pounds 58 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the gas tank of the SUV she was driving, court documents said.
Mryna Montemayor, a public defender representing Barboza, did not respond to an email seeking comment. Similarly, year-old Mike Mendoza, also of Houston, was arrested in February after border agents stopped him at the Juarez—Lincoln International Bridge in Laredo while driving a pickup truck with pounds 60 kilograms of meth stashed in its tires, according to a criminal complaint.
He denied knowing which Mexican criminal organization recruited Mendoza, who had been working in construction. And so they get caught up with somebody that knows somebody from a Mexican organization, and they offer the money to get involved into this type of activity. He largely credits the partial closure of the border. Sections U. Fentanyl and meth seizures at the ports of entry are also up, percent and percent, respectively.
During winter break in , she ingested what she thought was an oxycodone pill that turned out to be laced with well over a lethal amount of fentanyl. She died in her California home two days before Christmas.
They're dealing death. As he calls on the Biden administration to take action on the federal level, he is also imploring parents to cherish their children. Instead, they often end up chasing — or fighting -- single adult men who run from them.
In the hotly politicized debate over immigration, it shows the complexity of any search for solutions. Yes, there are many desperate women and children seeking asylum. But there are also drug cartels looking to exploit an increasingly overloaded immigration system.
The reality is much more complicated. The numbers were already rising during the last few months of the Trump administration.
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