Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean - A Threat Assessment

http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/9847/1/Transnational-Organized-Crime-in-Central-America-and-the-Caribbean---A-Threat-Assessment/Page1.html

Published on 01-Oct-12

Oct. 1, 2012 - Although several contraband flows affect the region, the paramount crime issue is cocaine trafficking, the groups empowered by it, and the violence associated with this flow. This study finds that while cocaine trafficking has undeniably catalyzed violence in some areas, the security problem in the region is much deeper, rooted in weak governance and powerful sub-state actors.