Honduras, through which an estimated 79% of cocaine passes on its way to the United States,[REF] has the highest murder rate in the world [REF].
A report by the UK government's Drug Strategy Unit that was leaked to the press, stated that due to the expensive price of highly addictive drugs heroin and cocaine, drug use was responsible for the great majority of crime, including 85% of shoplifting, 70-80% of burglaries and 54% of robberies.