Bribes, bullets, and intimidation : drug trafficking and the law in Central America / Julie Marie Bunck and Michael Ross Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunck, Julie Marie, 1960- author.

Fowler, Michael Ross, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--Latin America--Case studies.

Drug control.

Drug traffic--Latin America--Case studies.

Drug traffic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 431 p. ) ill., maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Examines drug trafficking through Central America and the efforts of law enforcement to counter it. Details the routes, methods, and networks involved, while comparing the evolution of the drug trade in Belize, Coast Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama over three decades"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

List of abbreviations

Introduction: exploring Central American drug trafficking

Central America and the international trade in drugs

Belize

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Honduras

Panama

Conclusion

Table of cases

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271059471

0271059478

9780271055558

0271055553

9780271059457

0271059451

9780271053929

0271053925

OCLC:

836848825