Informative Speech: Drug Trafficking In Latin America
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I. Introduction
a. Attention Getter: They are ordinary people like us, but with minds of criminals.
b. Background & Audience Relevance: Drug cartels play a big role in Latin American society and the lives of the citizens.
c. Speaker Credibility: Doing some research and Going back to my country every summer, I’ve gotten the chance to learn a little bit of what they are capable of and how they live.
d. Thesis: Drug cartels have been around for a while now, they are masters at drug trafficking and they aren’t afraid to show their power.
e. Preview of Main Points: first I’m going to talk about the history of cartels, then I’m going to talk about their drug trafficking and the methods they use. Lastly I will talk about how they flaunt their power…show more content… Sub-point B: Police men and corruption go hand in hand in Mexico. According to ABC, it is estimated that 22,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since the drug war began in 2006, one recent event of the disappearance of 43 students from police custody has reignited questions about the relationships between the state and drug cartels. Their disappearance was abduction, murder, and corruption. People are starting to ask if Mexico has become a failed state—or worse, a Narco-State. Writes Annabelle Quince. She also quotes Watts “There has always been a relationship between the smugglers and the politicians and the business interests, perhaps for obvious reasons because they always had a shared interest—profits,’ Watt…show more content… Main Point 2: Methods of drug production, who grows them. How do they traffic the drugs.
a. Sub-point A: Poor people in Mexico, for example farmers prefer to harvest drugs. Most kids in school prefer to harvest rather than getting an education, income in Guerrero outweighs education. According to New York Times, farmers are increasingly opting to grow poppies aka a plant for heroin. To meet the demand, children are enlisted in the harvest. The money is too much for most to ignore.
b. Sub-point B: Drug trafficking is getting more common in the lives of teenagers. According to Todd Frankel from the Washington Post, One teenager named Gerardo would practice swallowing carrots so when it was time to transport the drugs, he could swallow them with no problem. Mexican cartels have overtaken the U.S. in heroin trade since it is cheaper for the cartels to produce and process them, making their way to heroin addicts in the U.S.
Transition to 3rd Main Point:
IV. Main Point 3: The women and the drug cartels. Cartels and their power through social