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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788252003321

Autore

Bunck Julie Marie <1960->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2012

ISBN

0-271-05947-8

0-271-05555-3

0-271-05945-1

0-271-05392-5

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

363.4509728

Soggetti

Drug control - Latin America

Drug traffic - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.