But violent crime in the northern triangle is not entirely owed to drug trafficking.
It would also limit the use of mandatory minimums to organizers or leaders of drug trafficking rings.
In 2008, the FBI opened 132 trafficking investigations, made 139 arrests and obtained 94 convictions.
The network behind the alleged trafficking was reportedly composed of both French and Algerian nationals.
BBC: Algeria-France child trafficking trial opens in Algiers
All this in addition poaching, illegal burning of forest, illegal trafficking in wildlife, and so on.
Furthermore, we celebrated the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in March.
"There are more victims of human trafficking in our jails than traffickers, " she said.
Three of them had criminal records for drug trafficking, theft and violence, he said.
Powell said the United States stands ready to help Colombia overcome its drug trafficking problems.
They come from the central state of Zacatecas, which lies on key drug trafficking routes.
During his campaign, Mr Cartes had to confront accusations of fraud and links with drug trafficking.
Well-organized international criminal syndicates and local gangs play key roles in both internal and cross-border trafficking.
Modern anti-trafficking laws must be passed and enforced and justice systems must be strengthened.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks to the United Nations General Assembly | The White House
So here in the United States, Congress should renew the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks to the United Nations General Assembly | The White House
The measures up for consideration include broadened background checks and stiffened penalties for firearms trafficking.
"There is trafficking in Mexico because there is corruption in Mexico, " he told the BBC.
They are accused of running the interstate trafficking network in order to fund their lifestyles.
Obama called on countries worldwide to enact and enforce laws preventing and punishing human trafficking.
Google and Microsoft have both identified anti-trafficking research initiatives as areas of focus in 2012.
FORBES: Technology, Business, and Anti-Human Trafficking Innovation
After years of complacency, tackling the trafficking gangs was never going to be easy.
His comment on sex trafficking, the abolishment of which he supports actively, was also knowledgeable.
The judge had earlier instructed the jury to find him not guilty of trafficking.
BBC: Sex slave trial: Three guilty of abducting girl aged 13
The finance minister remains vulnerable to a scandal involving a former adviser accused of influence-trafficking.
They each face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Some observers say that the United States has been soft with Cambodia over trafficking.
MI6 is to be given a leading role in the international war against drug trafficking.
In Mexico, police have been involved in crimes ranging from mugging to drug-trafficking and kidnapping.
They are the serious criminals leading the gangs responsible for drug dealing, human trafficking and fraud.
It is a follow-up to her Olivier Award winning Roadkill, which was about sex trafficking.
Colombia's legislation is being re-assessed in an attempt to tackle drug use, trafficking and related issues.
应用推荐