The Small Arms Trade in Latin America
Small arms and gun violence present the most dramatic threat to public safety in Latin America and the Caribbean. After ...
Young Assassins of the Drug Trade
For the children of Medellin, drug trafficking brings the fantasy of wealth and the reality of death. First it becomes ...
Drug Economies of the Americas
In the Americas, the production and sale of illicit drugs generates tens of billions of dollars a yearperhaps far more ...
Coca’s Shining Path
JANUARY 19, 1988. THE ENTIRE POPULATION of Barranca is in the village square, along with resi- dents of 15 other ...
Profile: Mexico
Mexico is, according to the U.S. State Department, a major supplier of heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana for the U.S. market ...
Under the Flag of Law Enforcement
ON JUNE 28 OF LAST YEAR, SHORTLY BE- fore Bolivia passed a new law aimed at control- ling coca production, ...
Profile: Peru/Bolivia
Peru and Bolivia both produce some refined cocaine for sale in international markets, but their main role in the international ...
An Unlikely Hero: Valdivieso’s Crusade Against Drug Corruption
Prosecutor General Alfonso Valdivieso has set himself the goal of separating Colombia's political elite from its murderous friendships and entanglements ...
