Latin american drug trade : scope, dimensions, impact, and response /

Transnational crime remains a particularly serious problem in Latin America, with most issues connected in some way to the drug trade. This book examines the scope and dimensions of Andean cocaine and heroin production; the main methods and land, air, and sea routes that are used to ship these narco...

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Main Author:	Chalk, Peter
Corporate Authors:	United States. Air Force, JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica : Rand Corp., 2011.
Series:	Project Air Force report.
Subjects:	Drug control > Latin America. Drug control > United States. Drug dealers > Latin America. Drug traffic > Latin America. Drug traffic > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure. HISTORY > Latin America > General. Drug control. Drug dealers. Drug traffic. Latin America. United States. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Transnational crime remains a particularly serious problem in Latin America, with most issues connected in some way to the drug trade. This book examines the scope and dimensions of Andean cocaine and heroin production; the main methods and land, air, and sea routes that are used to ship these narcotics between source, transit, and consumption countries; and the principal consequences that are associated with this particular manifestation of transnational crime. Addressing the problem of the Latin American drug trade has direct implications for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). In Colombia and, increasingly, Mexico, Washington is including counternarcotics support as an integral feature of its foreign internal defense aid, and the USAF is already engaged in a number of initiatives in both countries. Although this assistance has borne some notable results, there are some specific measures that the USAF should consider in looking to further hone and adjust its counternarcotics effort in Latin America. These include augmenting aerial surveillance over the Pacific-Central American corridor; refining existing standard operating procedures and further institutionalizing joint mission statements and protocols regarding drug interdiction; reconsidering the policy of aerial fumigation of illegal crops; and ensuring adequate protection of existing counter-drug-access arrangements in Central America.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 87 pages) : color maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-87).
ISBN:	9780833052056 0833052055