Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America; Burton Schedules Wednesday Oversight Hearing
U.S. Newswire › November 08, 2005
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BACKGROUND: While the nations of Central America are not considered major producers of illicit drugs, their strategic location between the drug-producing regions of South America and the drug-consuming United States has created a hotbed for illegal trafficking, money laundering and drug-related violence. In January of 2005, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Dan Fisk identified narcotics traffickers as one of the major security threats facing Central America. There has also been growing concern over the violent relationship that has emerged as a result of street gangs becoming less involved in petty crimes and more engulfed in illicit drug trafficking. U.S. officials argue that the security threats posed by trafficking are deterrents to development, investment and economic opportunity in the region.See the full content of this document
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Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America; Burton Schedules Wednesday Oversight Hearing
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