Drugs and Violence Underscore US Influence in Honduras
Drugs and Violence Underscore US Influence in Honduras : rise in drug trafficking in Honduras has resulted in a sharp increase in violence, leading some to question the United States’ influence in the country. Honduras, along with several other Central American countries, has become a transshipment point for US-bound illegal drugs, predominantly cocaine. This has led to wide-scale drug intervention efforts, which has subsequently led to an increasingly bloody effort to stymie the trafficking.