The opening of a narcotrafficking corridor -- Early US counternarcotics efforts in Mexico -- "Cocaine guns" and civil war in Central America -- The emergence of the Mexican cartel networks -- Mexico in crisis -- The Colombian cartels expand their reach -- The war on drugs spills into Central America -- Mexico's cartel wars -- The militarization of the US-Mexican war on drugs -- The Mexican cartels and youth gangs in Central America -- Narcotrafficking and the immigration crisis -- Closing the corridor? -- Appendix: Narcotraffickers by name and by cartel affiliation.
Summary:
"Unravels the tangled web of violence, corruption, and political instability that has empowered drug trafficking organizations across Mexico and Central America since the 1970s"-- Provided by publisher.
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