Question 1

Colombian cocaine networks are informally structured and operate in a fluid,transactional manner.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Gulf cartel at one time recruited Mexican military special forces veterans known as ___________ as an enforcement arm of their operation,until they broke formal ties and began operating their own organization.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Gulf cartel at one time recruited...

Question 3

Explain how and why Mexican cartels became involved with methamphetamine.​

Accepted Answer

Mexican cartels' diversified operations

Question 4

In remote jungle areas of where coca is cultivated in Colombia,which Marxist guerilla forces protect the crops and levy taxes on the drug business?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​BA 
B) ​OCHOA 
C) ​PRI 
D) FARC 
A) ​BA 
B) ​OCHOA 
C) ​PRI 
D) FARC

Question 5

Discuss the role of militias in Colombia in relation to drug trafficking and traffickers.​

Accepted Answer

Militias often have symbiotic relationsh

Question 6

What term is used to identify a criminal network of flexible groups with senior managers responsible for coordinating illegal operations?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Sinaloa 
B) ​La Violencia 
C) ​cartel 
D) narcocorridos 
A) ​Sinaloa 
B) ​La Violencia 
C) ​cartel 
D) narcocorridos

Question 7

Which of the following assisted the drug arrangement between Mexico and Colombia?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​NAFTA 
B) ​FTAA 
C) ​WTO 
D) IMF 
A) ​NAFTA 
B) ​FTAA 
C) ​WTO 
D) IMF

Question 8

The major Colombian cartels have declined,and a variety of smaller organizations,called _____________,are taking their place.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The major Colombian cartels have declined,and a...

Question 9

Who was Pablo Escobar and what role did he play in advancing organized crime in Colombia?​

Accepted Answer

As the market for cocaine in the United

Question 10

Tijuana is the home of some of Colombia's most notorious drug traffickers.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the absence of powerful drug lords,the Colombian drug trade has become more decentralized.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Cali cartel refers to a loose alliance of five major trafficking groups with preeminence shared by the kinship/crime families of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela ("the Chess Player"),his brother Miguel,and José Santacruz Londono ("Don Chepe").​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The acronym for "People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar" is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Los PPPE. 
B) ​Los P2PE. 
C) ​Los PEPES. 
D) Los P3E. 
A) ​Los PPPE. 
B) ​Los P2PE. 
C) ​Los PEPES. 
D) Los P3E.

Question 14

Operating out the southern Pacific state of Michoacana is the ______________,the most fearsome of all of Mexico's drug organizations.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Operating out the southern Pacific state of...

Question 15

In Colombia,Jorge Ochoa was convicted of illegally importing:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​guns. 
B) ​women. 
C) ​immigrants. 
D) bulls. 
A) ​guns. 
B) ​women. 
C) ​immigrants. 
D) bulls.

Question 16

Colombia has had three civil wars; the last in 1948-1958 was known as ____________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Colombia has had three civil wars; the...

Question 17

What are narcocorridos?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​low level drug mules 
B) ​ballads that glorify drug trafficking 
C) ​drug trafficking routes 
D) cigars laced with methamphetamine 
A) ​low level drug mules 
B) ​ballads that glorify drug trafficking 
C) ​drug trafficking routes 
D) cigars laced with methamphetamine

Question 18

How many times higher is the homicide rate in Colombia than that of the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​four 
B) ​six 
C) ​eight 
D) ten 
A) ​four 
B) ​six 
C) ​eight 
D) ten

Question 19

Cali cartel operations in the United States were one time headquartered in:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Miami,FL. 
B) ​Queens,NY. 
C) ​San Francisco,CA. 
D) New Orleans,LA. 
A) ​Miami,FL. 
B) ​Queens,NY. 
C) ​San Francisco,CA. 
D) New Orleans,LA.

Question 20

In the early 1990s,Mexican criminal organizations struck a deal with the _____________,whose cocaine they moved from Mexico into the United States on a contract basis.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the early 1990s,Mexican criminal organizations struck...

Colombian cocaine networks are informally structured and operate in a fluid,transactional manner.

The Gulf cartel at one time recruited Mexican military special forces veterans known as ___________ as an enforcement arm of their operation,until they broke formal ties and began operating their own organization.

Explain how and why Mexican cartels became involved with methamphetamine.

In remote jungle areas of where coca is cultivated in Colombia,which Marxist guerilla forces protect the crops and levy taxes on the drug business?

Discuss the role of militias in Colombia in relation to drug trafficking and traffickers.

What term is used to identify a criminal network of flexible groups with senior managers responsible for coordinating illegal operations?

Which of the following assisted the drug arrangement between Mexico and Colombia?

The major Colombian cartels have declined,and a variety of smaller organizations,called _____________,are taking their place.

Who was Pablo Escobar and what role did he play in advancing organized crime in Colombia?

Tijuana is the home of some of Colombia's most notorious drug traffickers.

In the absence of powerful drug lords,the Colombian drug trade has become more decentralized.

The Cali cartel refers to a loose alliance of five major trafficking groups with preeminence shared by the kinship/crime families of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela ("the Chess Player"),his brother Miguel,and José Santacruz Londono ("Don Chepe").

The acronym for "People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar" is:

Operating out the southern Pacific state of Michoacana is the ______________,the most fearsome of all of Mexico's drug organizations.

In Colombia,Jorge Ochoa was convicted of illegally importing:

Colombia has had three civil wars; the last in 1948-1958 was known as ____________.

What are narcocorridos?

How many times higher is the homicide rate in Colombia than that of the United States?

Cali cartel operations in the United States were one time headquartered in:

In the early 1990s,Mexican criminal organizations struck a deal with the _____________,whose cocaine they moved from Mexico into the United States on a contract basis.

Introduction to Organized Crime

Explanations for Organized Crime

United States

Italy and Albania

Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Asia

Africa

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Organized Crime: "Goods and Services"

Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering

Organized Crime Statutes

Investigating and Prosecuting Organized Crime

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Exam 5: Colombia and Mexico

Colombian cocaine networks are informally structured and operate in a fluid,transactional manner.​

The Gulf cartel at one time recruited Mexican military special forces veterans known as ___________ as an enforcement arm of their operation,until they broke formal ties and began operating their own organization.​

Explain how and why Mexican cartels became involved with methamphetamine.​

In remote jungle areas of where coca is cultivated in Colombia,which Marxist guerilla forces protect the crops and levy taxes on the drug business?​

Discuss the role of militias in Colombia in relation to drug trafficking and traffickers.​

What term is used to identify a criminal network of flexible groups with senior managers responsible for coordinating illegal operations?​

Which of the following assisted the drug arrangement between Mexico and Colombia?​

The major Colombian cartels have declined,and a variety of smaller organizations,called _____________,are taking their place.​

Who was Pablo Escobar and what role did he play in advancing organized crime in Colombia?​

Tijuana is the home of some of Colombia's most notorious drug traffickers.​

In the absence of powerful drug lords,the Colombian drug trade has become more decentralized.​

The Cali cartel refers to a loose alliance of five major trafficking groups with preeminence shared by the kinship/crime families of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela ("the Chess Player"),his brother Miguel,and José Santacruz Londono ("Don Chepe").​

The acronym for "People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar" is:​

Operating out the southern Pacific state of Michoacana is the ______________,the most fearsome of all of Mexico's drug organizations.​

In Colombia,Jorge Ochoa was convicted of illegally importing:​

Colombia has had three civil wars; the last in 1948-1958 was known as ____________.​

What are narcocorridos?​

How many times higher is the homicide rate in Colombia than that of the United States?​

Cali cartel operations in the United States were one time headquartered in:​

In the early 1990s,Mexican criminal organizations struck a deal with the _____________,whose cocaine they moved from Mexico into the United States on a contract basis.​

Introduction to Organized Crime

Explanations for Organized Crime

United States

Italy and Albania

Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Asia

Africa

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Organized Crime: "Goods and Services"

Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering

Organized Crime Statutes

Investigating and Prosecuting Organized Crime

Filters

Colombian cocaine networks are informally structured and operate in a fluid,transactional manner.

The Gulf cartel at one time recruited Mexican military special forces veterans known as ___________ as an enforcement arm of their operation,until they broke formal ties and began operating their own organization.

Explain how and why Mexican cartels became involved with methamphetamine.

In remote jungle areas of where coca is cultivated in Colombia,which Marxist guerilla forces protect the crops and levy taxes on the drug business?

Discuss the role of militias in Colombia in relation to drug trafficking and traffickers.

What term is used to identify a criminal network of flexible groups with senior managers responsible for coordinating illegal operations?

Which of the following assisted the drug arrangement between Mexico and Colombia?

The major Colombian cartels have declined,and a variety of smaller organizations,called _____________,are taking their place.

Who was Pablo Escobar and what role did he play in advancing organized crime in Colombia?

Tijuana is the home of some of Colombia's most notorious drug traffickers.

In the absence of powerful drug lords,the Colombian drug trade has become more decentralized.

The Cali cartel refers to a loose alliance of five major trafficking groups with preeminence shared by the kinship/crime families of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela ("the Chess Player"),his brother Miguel,and José Santacruz Londono ("Don Chepe").

The acronym for "People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar" is:

Operating out the southern Pacific state of Michoacana is the ______________,the most fearsome of all of Mexico's drug organizations.

In Colombia,Jorge Ochoa was convicted of illegally importing:

Colombia has had three civil wars; the last in 1948-1958 was known as ____________.

What are narcocorridos?

How many times higher is the homicide rate in Colombia than that of the United States?

Cali cartel operations in the United States were one time headquartered in:

In the early 1990s,Mexican criminal organizations struck a deal with the _____________,whose cocaine they moved from Mexico into the United States on a contract basis.