Bribes, Bullets, and Intimidation: Drug Trafficking and the Law in Central America

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B R I B E S , B U L L E T S , A N D I N T I M I D A T I O N B R I B E S , and I N T I M I D A T I O N B U L L E T S , D R U G T R A F F I C K I N G A N D T H E L AW I N C E N T R A L A M E R I C A JULIE MARIE BUNCK AND MICHAEL ROSS FOWLER T H E P E N N S Y LVA N I A S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K , P E N N S Y LVA N I A Cover spot © Shutterstock Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bunck, Julie Marie, 1960–    Bribes, bullets, and intimidation : drug trafficking and    the law in central america / Julie Marie Bunck and    Michael Ross Fowler    p.   cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama over three decades”—Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-271-04866-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Drug traffic—Latin America—Case studies. 2. Drug control—Latin America—Case studies. I. Fowler, Michael Ross. II. Title. HV5840.L3B86 2012 363.4509728—dc23 20110 45324 Copyright © 2012 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ans i z39.48-1992. This book is printed on Natures Natural, which contains 50% post-consumer waste. ...