Drug Lords: Capital and Social Banditry

The study of contemporary drug commerce has become an urgent topic as the violence it has generated has threatened the quality of life of the republics in the western hemisphere. While not every country has been as affected as Colombia and Mexico, some have been affected even more: almost every part of the Americas has felt the significant impact of the rise of this phenomenon. The commerce in psychoactive substances as a geopolitical development has a loaded political history. It has been a highly relevant issue several times in history, contributing to deleterious effects, as is the case with alcohol