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Penn State International Law Review

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There are four main drug or drug-related operations in theCaribbean: production; consumption and abuse; trafficking; anddrug money laundering. These have numerous effects, includingarms trafficking, corruption, crime, and an adverse impact ontourism, an economic mainstay of several Caribbean nations.These operations and effects have implications for several aspectsof political, socio-economic, and security conduct in the region,including the area of governance. This article examines some ofthe connections involving arms trafficking, corruption, andgovernance.