A 15-Point Program to Stem the Flow of Drugs from Mexico

Publication Date: April 1989

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Michael G. Wilson

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Mexico

Abstract:

Narcotics trafficking challenges both the U.S. and Mexico. By spreading violence, crime, and corruption, drug cartels and their clients destroy lives and undermine democratic institutions to promote their multibillion dollar business. The accession of Carlos Salinas de Gortari to Mexico’s presidency, however, may provide the Bush Administration with an opportunity to improve U.S.-Mexican anti-narcotics efforts.