Fox News Latino: "Only days after taking office on the promise of an "iron fist" approach to security, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina called for a discussion about decriminalizing drugs.
The former general argued on Mexican television that a regional strategy for decriminalization should be looked into as soon as possible. “Here we are speaking from the southern area, where it occurs, through all the countries like Guatemala that are transit points to Mexico and the United States," Pérez Molina said, according to El Nuevo Heradlo newspaper.
Pérez Molina added that Mexican President Felipe Calderón had made a great effort in combating drug trafficking, but criticized the United States for not matching Mexico’s effort and for being the world’s largest drug consumer." read more
The Americas MexicoBlog of the CIP Americas Program chronicles and analyzes reports from the U.S. and Mexican press regarding the consequences for Mexico of the U.S. War on Drugs. The blog also focuses on the central struggle within Mexico to strengthen the rule of law and its justice system and to protect human rights. Economic integration promoted by NAFTA and relevant political developments in both countries are also covered.
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