Historic Challenge to Drug War Looms at Cartagena Summit
Alternatives to drug prohibition will be discussed for the first time at the Sixth Summit of the Americas
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Central America Considers Pulling Out of US War on Drugs
On July 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs”. The President said that drug abuse was “public enemy number one”.
US No Longer Dominates Drug War Agenda in Central America
The President of Guatemala, Otto Perez put the issue of drug legalization on the SICA agenda in a historic meeting in Antigua, Guatemala on Saturday, despite the efforts of a certain power to get the meeting canceled at the last minute.
Costa Rican President Calls for Drug Legalization Debate
Drug legalization in Central America merits a “serious” debate as a solution to the crime and violence coursing through the region even if it runs up against U.S. opposition, said Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla.
Drug Cartels Seek to Exploit Corrupt Federal Agents
It's not clear when Louis Enrique Ramirez took his first bribe. In the summer of 2005, the former customs inspector apparently began cutting deals with smugglers to allow undocumented immigrants as well as the occasional load of drugs across the Southwest border from Mexico into Texas. During the next three and a half years, U.S. investigators believe Ramirez pocketed $500,000 to provide safe passage for illegal immigrants and cocaine.
