HONDURAS

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PROBLEM

• Honduras becomes center of
• drug trafficking and homicides

THE PROBLEM

• Heavy drug trafficking and addiction (mainly cocaine)
• Murder and crime
• Spending all money on drugs
• Poverty
• Drug dealing only source of income

EVIDENCE

• 20-25 tons of cocaine taken
• Many found killed by street gangs
• Anti-war news states: In the north, local gangs transporting drugs develop
• armies of street dealers that contributes to homicide rates.

CAUSES

• U.S high drug users
• High demand
• Corrupt coup de tat
• Obama administration support of regime

POLICY

• U.S. Border patrol and airplane security
• Stop drugs from entering
• Arrest drug traffickers
• Can't catch all traffickers
• Doesn't stop corruption in Honduras

NEW POLICIES

• Limit use of private airlines
• Police searches in Honduras
• Border patrol in other Latin America countries
• U.S. sends aid and military to Honduras
• More police patrolling high gang areas

BEST POLICY-AID

• U.S. send aid to poverty
• Send military aid to fight violence of gangs
• Help government set up free democratic election
• Help set up police to fight violence
• Obama Administration

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MORE STATS

• 39% under poverty line
• 7,172 murders in 2012
• 48% of population living in rural areas