Honduras and Mexico are key corridors for drugs coming to the U.S. from Central America . In Honduras , homicides have more than doubled in five years , making it world 's murder capital . The neighborhoods where these gangs were based became active areas for the Los Angeles Police Department 's homicide division in the 1990s . Unlike Mexico , there are no big drug lords battling for control in Central America . ` ` Narco Wars '' airs at 10 p . ET Sunday on CNN Presents .
Honduras and Mexico are key corridors for drugs coming to the U.S. from Central America . In Honduras , homicides have more than doubled in five years , making it world 's murder capital . Unlike Mexico , there are no big drug lords battling for control in Central America . ` ` Narco Wars '' airs at 10 p . ET Sunday on CNN Presents .