Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Exploring Central American Drug Trafficking
1 Central America and the International Trade in Drugs
2 Belize
3 Costa Rica
4 Guatemala
5 Honduras
6 Panama
Conclusion
Table of Cases
Selected Bibliography
Index
Julie Marie Bunck is Professor of Political Science at the
University of Louisville and the author of Fidel Castro and the
Quest for a Revolutionary Culture in Cuba (Penn State, 1994).
Michael Ross Fowler is Professor of Political Science at the
University of Louisville, USA. Together with Julie Marie Bunck, he
is also the author of Law, Power, and the Sovereign State: The
Evolution and Application of the Concept of Sovereignty (Penn
State, 1995).
“There is nothing like Bribes, Bullets, and Intimidation in
drug-control literature. It covers a region, Central America, that
other studies deal with peripherally, if at all. It encompasses a
span of time, from ca. 1980 to the present, that will command much
attention. The authors make their subject a compelling story, one
that is essential to an understanding of recent and contemporary
Central America. Julie Bunck and Michael Fowler's exceptional study
will appeal to both students and scholars in various disciplines,
including history, political science, sociology, and criminal
justice.”—William O. Walker III,author of Drug Control in the
Americas
“Bribes, Bullets, and Intimidation fills a glaring gap in the
voluminous drug literature. It will instantly become the reference
book for understanding the role of Central America in the
international drug trade and the profound impact of the trade on
the region’s countries. Anyone interested in drug trafficking in
Central America will find this book to be essential reading. And
anyone who fails to cite it when writing about drug trafficking in
Central America will provoke raised eyebrows.”—Peter Andreas,Brown
University
“In Drug Trafficking and the Law in Central America: Bribes,
Bullets, and Intimidation, Julie Marie Bunck and Michael Ross
Fowler—professors of political science at the University of
Louisville—provide those interested in Central America, the drug
trade and U.S. foreign assistance in the region with an invaluable
tool for understanding the causes and implications of drug
trafficking through an analysis of what they term the ‘bridge
countries’ of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
. . . Understanding the drug trade phenomenon through these
‘bridge’ states required the authors to develop an innovative
research approach that was both wide-ranging and deep. They used
every imaginable source of data, ranging from primary and secondary
articles and books to court records from the United States and the
‘bridge’ nations and scores of personal interviews over many years
to produce an impressive book on a subject that by its nature is
opaque: transnational organized crime.”—Americas Quarterly
“Encyclopaedic in its coverage and size, Julie Marie Bunck and
Michael Ross Fowler’s book is an important and impressive
examination of ‘just how drugs have moved across the region and
with what consequences’ (p.8). . . . “. . . Bribes, Bullets, and
Intimidation is a major accomplishment, and indeed one that I am
sure will remain the authoritative source on this subject for a
long time to come.”—Charles D. Brockett Journal of Latin American
Studies
“This well-researched book makes a praiseworthy contribution to the
literature on drug trafficking in Central America. It will appeal
to academics, policy-makers and students, as well as researchers
and activists who are interested in international security . . .
and Latin American studies.”—Kai Chen Bulletin of Latin American
Research
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