Synopses & Reviews
Bribes, Bullets, and Intimidation is the first book to examine drug trafficking through Central America and the efforts of foreign and domestic law enforcement officials to counter it. Drawing on interviews, legal cases, and an array of Central American sources, Julie Bunck and Michael Fowler track the changing routes, methods, and networks involved, while comparing the evolution and consequences of the drug trade through Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama over a span of more than three decades. Bunck and Fowler argue that while certain similar factors have been present in each of the Central American states, the distinctions among these countries have been equally important in determining the speed with which extensive drug trafficking has taken hold, the manner in which it has evolved, the amounts of different drugs that have been transshipped, and the effectiveness of antidrug efforts.
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Julie Marie Bunck is Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville and the author of
Fidel Castro and the Quest for a Revolutionary Culture in Cuba (Penn State, 1994).
Michael Ross Fowler is Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville. Together with Julie Marie Bunck, he is also the author of Law, Power, and the Sovereign State: The Evolution and Application of the Concept of Sovereignty (Penn State, 1995).
Table of Contents
ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Exploring Central American Drug Trafficking
1 Central America and the International Trade in Drugs
2 Belize
3 Costa Rica
4 Guatemala
5 Honduras
6 Panama
Conclusion
Table of Cases
Selected Bibliography
Index