Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction

by Nathan P. Jones

Book Overview

Mexican drug networks are large and violent, engaging in activities like the trafficking of narcotics, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, and mass murder. Despite the impact of these activities in Mexico and abroad, these illicit networks are remarkably resilient to state intervention.

Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with US and Mexican law enforcement, government officials, organized crime victims, and criminals, Nathan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626162956
• ISBN13: 9781626162952
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"