Drug Trafficking

By treyluc

  • Drug Abuse

    President Nixon identifies drug abuse as a national threat. Nixon called for a national anti-drug policy.

  • Drug War Begins

    President Nixon calls for a war on drugs

  • DEA

    Nxon creates the Drug Enforcement Administration to cordinate all other agencies.

  • Madelline Massacre

    Police seixe 600 kilograms of cocaine on a small plane killing 40 people, also was the largest seizure to date.

  • Decriminalxation of Maraijuana

    Jimmy Carter (former georgia gov.) campaigns for president on a platform that includes decriminalizing marijuana ending criminal penalties for possession of up to 1 ounce.

  • Just Say No

    Nancy Reagan launched her "Just Say No' Anti drug campaign.

  • Hit List

    Colombia extradites drug traffickers to the united states for the first time. U.S. officals discover that the Medellin cartel has a "hit list' that includes embassy members, their families, U.S. businessmen and journalists.

  • 1.7 billion

    Reagan signs the Anti- Drug Abuse Act of 1986, witch appropriates 1.7 billion dollars to fight the drug war.

  • Death Threats

    After recieving personal threats from drug traffickers, the justices on the Colobian Supreme Court rule by a vote of 13-12 to annul the extradition treaty with the United States.

  • NAFTA

    President Clinton signs the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA which increases the amount of trade and traffic across the U.S. Mexican Border.