Question 1

Today the major Mexican cartels are no longer poly-drug (that is, handling more than one type of drug) and instead specialize in the production or trafficking of one specific product.

Accepted Answer

Major Mexican cartels are indeed poly-drug organizations, handling a variety of substances including cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, rather than specializing in just one type of drug.

Question 2

Some couriers engage in this practice, which involves the ingestion of up to 150 condoms full of heroin that will be expelled upon the courier's arrival in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Swallowing is the appropriate term for ingesting something orally to be transported to another location, in this case, up to 150 condoms filled with heroin. The other options are not suitable for describing this action.

Question 3

The practice of placing many couriers on the same flight to the United States is often used by which transnational crime syndicate?

Accepted Answer

Placing many couriers on the same flight to the United States is often used by Nigerian traffickers.

Question 4

Which is FALSE in regard to Dominican drug traffickers?

Accepted Answer

Dominican drug traffickers are not considered one of the least violent trafficking organizations worldwide. They are known for their involvement in violent activities related to drug trafficking.

Question 5

This group is one of the most rapidly expanding Caribbean gangs, the largest Dominican gang, and an extremely violent prison gang with members operating on American streets.

Accepted Answer

The Trinitarios is the largest Dominican gang, known for its rapid expansion and involvement in violent crimes on American streets and in prisons.

Question 6

The Zoe Pound consists of traffickers of this nationality.

Accepted Answer

The Zoe Pound is a Haitian-American gang that originated in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida. They are known for their involvement in drug trafficking, robbery, and violence.

Question 7

Which of the following is the largest Chinese gang operating worldwide?

Accepted Answer

The Triads are the largest and most organized Chinese criminal organization operating worldwide, with an estimated 50,000 members. They have a hierarchy based on traditional Chinese cultural principles and have been involved in a range of criminal activities, including drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and human trafficking. Tongs are also Chinese criminal organizations, but they are typically smaller and less organized than the Triads. Tangos and Trinitarios are not Chinese gangs, but rather gangs with roots in other parts of the world (Tangos in Argentina and Trinitarios in the Dominican Republic and United States).

Question 8

After what 1989 event did the United States adopt a liberal policy in granting Chinese citizens "political asylum," which attracted a large number of Chinese immigrants to this country.

Accepted Answer

The incident at Tiananmen Square in 1989 caused the United States to adopt a liberal policy in granting Chinese citizens "political asylum," which attracted a large number of Chinese immigrants to this country.

Question 9

Canadian and United States law enforcement intelligence analysts report that this group, the largest of the mainland groups, has become the most active Asian criminal organization in the world.

Accepted Answer

The description matches the Big Circle Boys, which is a Chinese transnational criminal organization with operations in North America, Australia, and Europe. The Triads and Tongs are also Chinese criminal organizations, but the description does not match their current status as the most active organization in the world. Xinjiang PRC refers to a province in China and is not a criminal organization.

Question 10

Which is true about Yakuza organizations?

Accepted Answer

Yakuza organizations are powerful actors in the legitimate economy, with many members owning businesses or holding positions in the government. They are known to engage in money laundering and investments in legal industries such as construction and finance.

Question 11

Most Yakuza criminal enterprises are based in which country?

Accepted Answer

Yakuza criminal enterprises are primarily based in Japan, with most of their operations focusing on various illegal activities such as drug trafficking, prostitution, money laundering, and even gambling. They are one of the largest and most powerful criminal organizations in the world, with an estimated 39,000 members operating across the country.

Question 12

Yamaguchi-Gumi-affiliated groups are particularly active in the crime of ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Yamaguchi-Gumi-affiliated groups are particularly active in the...

Question 13

Which well-known terrorist was confirmed as a financier of heroin trafficking in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda, was confirmed to be a financier of heroin trafficking in Afghanistan. This was confirmed through intelligence reports and his connections with the Taliban, who controlled the majority of the opium production in the country.

Question 14

Methamphetamine and heroin trafficking finances the efforts of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), which, at 20,000 members, is said to be the largest ethnic army in __________.

Accepted Answer

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) operates in Myanmar, specifically in the Shan State in the eastern part of the country.

Question 15

Members of the _______ cartel reportedly made donations of food, medical care, schools, and other social services to benefit the poor in rural communities in order to project a populist "Robin Hood" image.

Accepted Answer

The strategy of using social programs to gain support from the rural communities is a characteristic of the La Familia Michoacana cartel. Los Zetas, Sinaloa, and Gulf cartels have been known for their violent and aggressive tactics towards the population.

Question 16

When President Calderón came to office in 2006, there were four dominant drug trafficking cartels; which of the following is NOT one of these four?

Accepted Answer

The four dominant drug trafficking cartels when President Calderón came to office in 2006 were the Sinaloa Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Gulf Cartel, and Juárez Cartel. The Fuentes Zetas did not emerge as a major cartel until later, in 2010.

Question 17

This gang is thought to be one of the most aggressive and dangerous of the Sudanese street gangs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of This gang is thought to be one...

Question 18

This group was made up of former elite airborne special forces members of the Mexican army who defected to the Gulf Cartel and became its hired assassins.

Accepted Answer

The group described in the statement is known as Los Zetas Cartel, a notorious drug trafficking organization in Mexico that was originally formed by a group of former elite airborne special forces members of the Mexican army. Los Zetas became the enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel but later they split from the Gulf Cartel and became an independent organization. They are known for their extreme violence and brutality, carrying out massacres and beheadings.

Question 19

Under the leadership of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, this organization has utilized tunnels, catapults, submarines, go-fast boats, and semi-submersibles to smuggle drugs.

Accepted Answer

The Sinaloa Cartel, led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been known to use various sophisticated methods such as tunnels, catapults, submarines, go-fast boats, and semi-submersibles for drug smuggling.

Question 20

The southwest border of the United States is the main delivery zone for most of the illegal drugs smuggled into the country.

Accepted Answer

According to various law enforcement agencies and reports, the southwest border of the United States is a major entry point for illegal drugs smuggled into the country, particularly from Mexico.

Quiz 9: Mexico and the Other Transnational Trafficking Organizations