The war on drugs is fought on two fronts, domestic and international. Regardless of the country, they all have to fight drugs domestically and internationally. In each country, policymakers attempts to reduce illegal drug use by allowing their criminal justice system to enforce the laws and punish those who use, sell, or produce drugs. Dealing with drugs on an international front, countries use their military and police efforts to combat the production and export of illegal drugs from other countries. There are many illegal drugs that are being abused by society today. Drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, meth, and the abuse of prescription medications are at an all time high. According to General Assembly (2009) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is trying to decrease the amount of global production of cocaine and heroin, by increasing anti-drug trafficking efforts. The rise in trafficked drugs calls for anti-drug efforts to be intensified.
The growth of drug trafficking keeps it the number one grossing crime in the world. It has crossed borders and developed thousands of international connections. The increase in the drug organization is not only a result of the expanding consumer market, but a rise in the number of impoverished areas. Drug cost has increased because of the war on drugs. The risk of attempting to traffic drugs has caused it to become more expensive to get drug across international borders. If successful, this makes drug production and sales more profitable. Since poverty is on the rise, the idea of making an increased amount of money has become more attractive to those living in poverty. The international trafficking of drugs is worth over $400 billion. “The illegal drug trade takes lives, ruins societies and undermines legitimate law enforcement and government institutions” (Kellerhals, 2009).This industry continues to rise and becomes more and more difficult to track traffickers and the amount of drugs being trafficked.
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