I was very surprised after I watched the movie because I have never before heard of "mules" or anything like the idea of swallowing drugs to get them past the border. It was also kind of scary how these people, or in this movie, women, risk their lives, and put them into the hands of some drug dealers who don't want anything to do with them except the drugs in their stomach. Marisa, the main character in this movie, apparently did this for her family and for the money, but would it be as helpful when you think about all the risks she put her self in, and her family.
What you can learn about muling in a short time is that it could be any one in the plane, coming in from a foreign country, because you can't search their bags for those drugs and you can't see them because they are in peoples stomach. What you can do to spot a mule is if their clothes are different than the vast majority of the people. Another way that some mules are caught is by the amount of their luggage. For example, if someone is telling you they are going on vacation for a short time. How could that be true if all they have with them is a small bag with almost nothing inside? Another way that some mules stand out from other passengers is if they act nervous, shift eyed, or sweat profusely.
Most drug mules that come to America are from the southern border, which includes countries from Mexico to Argentina. But almost in any article that you read about drug mules, mentions Colombia. So I'm guessing that most mules coming into America are from Colombia.
When police arrest people who were caugh carrying drugs in their body, they should think about the families that probably don't know about this, and how much the carriers them selves are risking their lives for the money, and how the reason most do carry the drugs because of their poverty. There should be an organization of somesort to help the families back home in Colombia.
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