When the leader gets arrested other members of the gang try to seek revenge on law enforcement or on the people who got their leader caught, which causes those gang members to often be put in prison as well. Powerful gang members will get revenge on law enforcement by either going on killing sprees or even killing the officers themselves. Lastly, a major problem causing crime rates to rise is murders. Drug related murders have doubled to 6,200 as cartels fight for the American addict's dollar. (www.cbp.gov/border-security) If murders are rising along the border this fast in only a short amount of time, the amount of killing will soon rise all over the country. "Without proper action the United States could soon be just as bad if not worse than Mexico, " says American Civil Liberties Union lawyer James Lyall.
Drug production all around the world devastates our families and communities. Colombia, Thailand, Afghanistan, and Mexico are the most common countries for drug production. They are creating more problems for people in the U.S. due to recent economic problems; Americans are left with less money. It may seem that this would lessen the amount of illegal drugs being used here; however, just the opposite is happening. Many people are turning to drugs to solve their problems, and some of the heavier users of these drugs are the people that are least expected. Drugs yield higher profits in small cities and rural areas so gangs often move to smaller towns to set up networks. Two major types of gangs today are prison gangs and street gangs. These gangs are starting to run the border. Not only are the gangs from Mexico crowding around the border for business, but also Americans are taking advantage of criminal opportunities in order to make money. Six thousand and seven hundred American gun dealers clustered along the border are supplying increasingly powerful military style weapons as the cartel's wars intensify.
