Why do drug cartels exist? It’s simple, they supply a demand that is here in the United States. Our problem is we try to solve the problem in other countries rather than within our own. In the past, American foreign policy has had little impact in reducing crime caused by drug trafficking. The U.S. has put pressure on the Mexican government by spending billions on foreign aid to fight this corrupt drug war.
Additionally, the United States has sought to stop the producing of coca in farms of Colombia. We conducted aerial spraying of coca farms in the effort of solving the drug problem in the United States.