Central America: Drug Wars Escalate While Aided by U.S.-Funded Highway http://insidecostarica.com/special_reports/2011/2011-03/central-america-drug-war.htm

In addition, the region has suffered another blow since smugglers began paying local dealers in kind. These then convert the cocaine payments into cash. Treatment centers are now overwhelmed with addicts, the number doubling each year.President Obama has promised help to the struggling region, but in one instance that help had an unintended consequence. An alarming fact was revealed in another Borderland Beat report,The traffickers are benefiting from the U.S.-financed construction of a major roadway across northern El Salvador. It's part of a $461-million project sponsored by Millennium Challenge Corp., a U.S. government initiative to spur development in poor countries.

The new highway widens to three or four lanes in places as it slices through steep hills that were arduous to cross during the civil war. Engineers are still working on steep retaining walls and terraced banks.On Tuesday, during his three-country five day tour to the region, Obama promised $200 million to the anti-drug fight in Central America:We are launching a new effort against gangs in Central America to support efforts here in the region ... including the social and economic forces that drive young people toward criminality.

[unintended consequences?gta clue,the intention IS to facilitate the smuggling and transporation of drugs,and obamas claim to step up efforts against gangs and narco trafficking in region is a bs claim,to achieve this,one has to legalize or decriminalize drug possesion...wich would in turn devalue the profit margin made by cartels,and allow countries to redeploy their militarya ssets to go after only big narco traffickers,then again most narco states are us allies and involved in narco trafficking,as is CIA..