… in Central America.2 One … state trafficking studies was blazed in Griffith, Drugs and Security,
but this work deals almost exclusively with Caribbean, not Central American, drug trafficking. …

… between narcotics trafficking and violence in Central America… on the drivers of crime in
Central America. A key finding is … of the problem continues to hamper law-enforcement actions …

… Colombia’s increased capacity to act on this intelligence has made for smaller, more agile
and … , who were flying loads of cocaine to Central America for two major Colombian traffickers.…

… law enforcement has deterred drug trade, and pay less attention to how state actions have
exacerbated drug … understanding the drug trade and its consequences in Central America and …

… addition, changes in the international environment during the 1990s intensified all these
processes by introducing new requirements regarding law enforcement against drug-trafficking. …

… The traffickers constant, successful adaptations to law enforcement measures designed to
end their activities have lead to the progressive contamination of more and more countries in …

… in Latin America. This thesis explores just how critical the problem of drug trafficking currently
is in Central America and what consequences we can expect for the region and for the US. …

… of the drug industry in Costa Rica and I had an encounter with law enforcement … of law and
corruption also reflect this difference. Table 1 shows comparative measures of the rule of law …

… lent, the subversion of the criminal justice system must also necessarily be seen as one of
the consequences brought about by the tightening of law enforcement against drug trafficking. …

… The traffickers constant, successful adaptations to law enforcement measures designed to
end their activities have led to the progressive contamination of more and more countries in …