Drug Trafficking

By josebetan99

  • Chinese Smoking

    Chinese edicts against opium smoking were made in 1729, 1796 and 1800

  • Chinese Retaliate

    China retaliated by enforcing the ban on imports of opium that led to the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and Qing dynasty China

  • Second Opiom War

    The Second Opium War broke out in 1856, with the British this time joined by the French.

  • Harrison act

    In the United States, control remained a state responsibility until the introduction of the Harrison Act in 1914

  • Alcohal Banned

    Between 1920 and 1933, alcohol was banned in the United States.

  • Nixon

    In a special message to Congress, President Richard Nixon identifies drug abuse as "a serious national threat." Citing a dramatic jump in drug-related juvenile arrests and street crime between 1960 and 1967, Nixon calls for a national anti-drug policy at the state and federal level.

  • "war on drugs"

    Nixon officially declares a "war on drugs," identifying drug abuse as "public enemy No. 1."

  • All agents

    Nixon creates the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to coordinate the efforts of all other agencies.

  • Jimmy carter

    Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter campaigns for president on a platform that includes decriminalizing marijuana and ending federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 1 ounce of the drug.

  • Nacy reagen

    Nancy Reagan launches her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign. In July, The Washington Times publishes a story about DEA informant Barry Seal's infiltration of the Medellin cartel's operations in Panama. The story shows that Nicaraguan Sandanistas are involved in the drug trade. As a result of Seal's evidence, a Miami federal grand jury indicts Carlos Lehder, Pablo Escobar, Jorge Ochoa and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha.

  • Columbia

    The Colombian assembly votes to ban extradition in its new constitution. Pablo Escobar surrenders to the Colombian police the same day. He is confined in a private luxury prison, though reports suggest that he travels in and out as he pleases. When Colombian authorities try to move Escobar to another prison in July 1992, he escapes.