International affairsthis study is an urgent and compelling work. Taking shared responsibility for transnational organized crime. Drugs trade drug trafficking books book depository. The iom regional office for north america and the caribbean is this week bringing together government and nongovernmental officials from 19 caribbean countries, along with representatives of regional institutions and international agencies, including caricom, oas and unhcr, to discuss human trafficking in the caribbean region. The fight against drug trafficking and crime in the. Together, they present a comprehensive overview of the major trends in drug trafficking and organized crime in the early twentyfirst century. Marijuana is the only natural drug that is produced in the caribbean. Some boys living on the streets and were exposed to drug traffickers, while. Latin america and the caribbean illicit drug trafficking and us counter drug programs. Victims of human trafficking in the caribbean region were found to be men, women.
Ivelaw griffith, in his book, drugs and security in the caribbean. Aug 12, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of drugs trade drug trafficking books online. Understanding the nature and threats of drug trafficking to. The development of sex trafficking in central america by kate. Haiti is extremely susceptible to drug trafficking in the near future. Discover book depositorys huge selection of drugs trade drug trafficking books online. This is the best regional treatment of the narcotics plague yet written. This book gives keen insight into the widespread extent of drug trafficking in the. This very welcome book provides a unique insight into smaller countries attempts to shape their policy and. Other strategies are aimed at disrupting drug trafficking. The drug trade in the americas has national, regional, and global dimensions, which interact and require multifaceted responses. Barbados is not a major drug producing, exporting or growing country.
Unodc response to illicit drug trafficking, regional initiatives in central america. The paper fighting drug trafficking in the caribbean jamaica, and trinidad is an engrossing variant of annotated bibliography on social science. University of miamithis book defines the state of the art in the study of drugs and. Drug trafficking and organized crime in latin america and the caribbean in the. Caribbean regional meeting on countertrafficking strategies. The 20092014 regional programme for east asia and the pacific covers unodc work in the region in the 34 countries and territories across east asia. Drug trafficking and related violence is on the rise throughout the caribbean at a time that the region is being heavily influenced by organized latin american criminal groups.
Eastern caribbean branded a transit point for drug. Victims of human trafficking in the caribbean region were found to be men, women, boys, and girls from the caribbean as well as extra regional countries. Bruce bagley, 73, of coral gables, florida, coedited and wrote sections of the 2015 book drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in the americas today. Operation martillo is a multinational anti drug operation that began on 15 january 2012 and aims to combat international drug trafficking, enhance regional security, and promote peace, stability and prosperity throughout central and south america. Drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in the americas. With global cocaine production estimated to be at historic levels, the flow of drugs, money and weapons through the. The caricom blueprint for illicit drug trafficking coha. Conference addresses human trafficking in the caribbean. In addition, the editors and contributors identify emerging issues and propose several policy options to address them. The caribbean community is relatively effective at sharing police information. Fourteen caribbean countries are participating this week in the second annual caribbean regional meeting on countertrafficking strategies organized by iom. If the caribbean poses a significant drugs problem for the uk and us, in the. While the drug trafficking through the eastern caribbean has increased, it only represents a small percentage of the total flow from south america. By the time of the presidency of luis echeverria 19701976, write watt and zepeda, the government of mexico was already associating all types of political activism with criminality and frequently with drug trafficking.
He has authored and coauthored several books, including private. Us concern is regionwide in aspiring to control production and transit of drugs throughout latin america and the caribbean, and is also global in aiming to disrupt the worldwide drug trade. Us releases new plan for caribbean drug trafficking. Prof who wrote book on drug trade broke bad, feds say law360. Regional stakeholders craft new strategies on drug abuse prevention michelle nurse feb 22, 2018 0 basseterre, st. Six caricom countries put on watch list for human trafficking.
With a focus primarily placed on notorious mexican and south american drug trafficking organizations dtos, and the caribbeans role as an essential transit mechanism for drugs moving north to market, trade issues often are moved around and made to stay under the radar and out of the news. While the united states and the international community must continue our support of haitian redevelopment, our investments in haitis. This is the first book to examine the experiences of caribbean countries since they. Daurius figueira is a social researcher resident in trinidad. These victims were found in multiple forms of exploitation including sexual exploitation, forced labour, and domestic servitude. Counterdrug programs congressional research service summary drug trafficking is viewed as a primary threat to citizen security and u. List of books and articles about drug trafficking online. Fighting drug trafficking in the carribbean jamaica, and. The islands, under us pressure, have adopted a regionwide policy of. Feb 18, 2014 18 the regional action plan to fight drug trafficking, organized crime and drug abuse in west africa consists of five thematic areas.
The book, coverage of drug trafficking and organized crime in latin america and the caribbean, captures the intense and violent working climate journalists face on a daytoday basis, one that spawns selfcensorship and questions of how coverage can better inform the public. Drug flights to central america dropped by a third and traffickers were pushed east to the caribbean islands. As a hub for regional travel, trinidad and tobago is a potential transit point for trafficking victims travelling to caribbean and south american destinations, the report noted, adding that. However, understanding security challenge and change in the caribbean context requires a broadbased multidimensional approach. Trafficking routes up for grabs after fall of top caribbean drug kingpin. Operations of the mexican sinaloa and the zetas cartels have been uncovered from the united states to brazil and argentina. Drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in the. Marijuana boom by lina britto paperback university of. Exploratory assessment of trafficking in persons in the.
Mexico border controls have been profoundly tightened, resulting in a growing spillover of drugs into the wider caribbean. Trafficking of children is a form of human trafficking and is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, andor receipt kidnapping of a child for the purpose of slavery, forced labor and exploitation article 3c this definition is substantially wider than the same documents definition of trafficking in persons. However, the selfinterest of developed countries has not been matched by an analysis of drug use and problems in the caribbean itself. Kitts to brainstorm and formulate strategies on drug abuse. The regional programme supports two broad thematic areas rule of law illicit trafficking, governance, and criminal justice issues, and health and development, comprising drug demand reduction. The fight against drug trafficking and crime in the americas revista. Reporting on the illegal narcotics industry and organized crime in latin america and the caribbean is much more difficult, complex and dangerous than it looks like, according to a new digital book in english and spanish released by the knight center for journalism in the americas, in conjunction with the open society foundations the book, coverage of drug trafficking and organized crime in.
More recently, mexican cartels have expanded their operations southward into central america and beyond. Colombias drug cartels dominated regional production and trafficking through the 1990s. We have compiled a list of leading experts in the field. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The santo domingo pact sicaunodc mechanism is an interregional programme central america and the caribbean which aims to enhance policy coordination in the field of drug trafficking and organized crime. Exploratory assessment of trafficking in persons in the caribbean. Policy makers in many parts of the world are interested in the role of caribbean countries in the production and transshipment of illicit drugs. A complex reality is presented which is built upon the lies and deceptions of the war on drugs, the complicity of the elites of the caribbean with the illicit trade and the failure of the agencies charged with interdicting the illicit trade in the caribbean. Total traffic of illegal derivatives of hemp in the caribbean amounts to 375 mt. This document is devoted primarily to analysing the drug trafficking situation in the caribbean. Another in a series of coha research inquiries into the hemispheric drug trade.
The worldsystem approach applied to illegal drug trafficking highlights the fact that drug trafficking involves a series of exchanges between individuals operating in different countries. This increase in drug trafficking and associated violent crimes and drug abuse contribute to social problems in puerto rico and the u. Washington dc, usa, monday march 27, 2017 the eastern caribbean has been branded a transit point for drug traffickers going to the united states and. The fight against drug trafficking and crime in the americas. Rosen mexico, central america, and the caribbean in search of the m. Drugs trafficking in the caribbean full circle the.
Crime cartels revive caribbean cocaine pipeline the. The regions critical problem in implementing effective antitrafficking policy is the discrepancy between domestic, regional, and international standards and legislation. Delegates from several cariforummember states, the organizstion of american states oas, and the european union eu are in st. Since each central american state has its own set of social. Its geographical location provides numerous accessible borders contributing to the regions overall vulnerability due largely to the regions inability to effectively monitor and police its territorial waters. Cocaine and heroin trafficking in the caribbean exposes the nature and structures of illicit drug trafficking in the caribbean. Sep 11, 2012 a brief history of drug cultivation, use, and state power in mexico opens the book, which then delves into antidrugs initiatives in mexico from the 1970s onwards. Maarten, delegations will highlight their countrys activities conducted over the past year to address trafficking in persons. The caribbean possesses the physical and social geography that makes it quite conducive to the illegal drug trafficking. This working paper is being released in a preliminary form to inform the public about key issues in the public and policy debate about the best way to confront drug trafficking and organized crime. New digital book shines light on covering drugs in latin.