The Global Politics of Drug Trafficking

4. Process of turning people into property and denying them bodily autonomy
5. Stereotypical traits include being authoritative, violent, loyal, and emotionless
6. Colombian drug lord known as “La Madrina” (The Godmother)
8. Taking land by force or manipulation to hide illicit activities and maximize profits
10. Core motive behind illicit markets
12. Most common and preferred currency by drug traffickers
15. Capitalism driven by the illicit drug trade
18. “____ of coercion” are contexts where multiple power structures (including states and cartels) jointly control coercion and regulate social order.
19. Illicit drug trade involving organized crime networks
21. The process of making new borders or territories
22. Most trafficked drug from Latin America
23. Indigenous networks of cooperation beyond local communities to deter narcos
24. Political identity that is created through colonization and the denial of sovereignty
25. Transportation routes over ungoverned, less regulated areas, often exploited for illicit trade

1. U.S. government campaign against drug trafficking that started in the 1980s
2. Political and economic philosophy favoring privatization
3. Alternative systems of governance created by criminal organizations that function alongside the states
7. Criminal organizations utilize existing ____, including military organizations, banks, and ports.
9. Laws that forbid the production and possession of certain commodities
11. To possess the authority to establish rules and the exceptions to them
13. A feeling people desire that can motivate involvement in cartels, sports teams, political groups, etc
14. Country that is the largest cocaine exporter
16. Infamous leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
17. Most notorious drug lord who was listed in Forbes’ top 10 richest people in the 1980s
20. Mexican music genre that tells stories of drug traffickers