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For the first time, the U.S. has named Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua to its list of major drug-trafficking nations. Drug trafficking throughout Central America is a growing menace. Panama and Guatemala were placed on the list more than a decade ago. Of Central America's seven countries, only El Salvador and Belize still aren't considered major narcotics transshipment nations.
"This contamination, this epidemic, is across the region, and that's why it is important that we have more resources," said Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega. "It would be an investment, we say, by the United States, and I wish members of Congress would pay attention to this aspect."
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