Countries in Central America need more aid to help fight drug traffickers, a United Nations commission warns.
The presence of Mexican and Colombian drug cartels leave Central America in the center of a "situation of emergency," according to U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Carlos Castresana.
At the worst of the problem is Guatemala, which Castresana said is an important transit point to ship cocaine to the United States.
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador need international help. These countries are more at risk because of thier organized crime and dangerous juvenile gangs. He also suggested Guatemala needs a high-security court to prosecute "transnational criminals."
On Monday, Fernando Henrique Cardosos, Cesar Gaviria and Ernesto Zedillo, respectively the former presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal criticizing tactics in the "war on drugs."
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Source: AP
Photo: AP photo from DayLife: "Guatemalan anti-drug policemen prepare 3300 kg of cocaine for incineration in Guatemala City."
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