El Padrino Power Power Point Presentation

El Padrino realized cocaine was key to drugtrade, not marijuana or heroin Cocaine from laboratories was harder to detect thanmarijuana crops on the ground Since 1970s, had been able to consolidate many smallsmuggling operations Was ready in terms of infrastructure to work withColombian cocaine dealers Used Mexico airstrips and pacific seaports to createpipeline to the U.S. Political connections were used for protectionSource: http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/TAFelixCartel.html