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Honduras is the "middle man" in the drug trafficking going from South America to the North American consumers of this drug. Honduras is nicknamed the "The Cocaine Basket" of Central America. Cocaine is flown into Honduras on undetected planes onto improvised landing strips. The Honduran Drug War has caused a huge disruptiion in the Honduran society. Including a prison fire that kill hundreds of men. The Honduran government is not sure how many prisoners died and how many escaped the fire but were counted into the death toll. The fire was believed to be started as a result of the drug war violence within the prison. Many people want to believe that Mexico is a very dangerous country because of all of the drug trafficking and cartels, but in reality Honduras has the highest murder rate off any Latin American country followed closely behind by El Salvador. Some are unsure of why Honduras has the highest murder rate, but speculation can point to the drug war and gangs in the country. On average about 20 people per day are murdered in Honduras. The majority of which are believed to be related to cocaine trafficking. The Honduran military as well as the police force were trying to combat this drug related violence, but the military cannot do much because of their lack of power to arrest and build up evidence against the offenders. Since then the government has given the military full domestic powers, including making arrests, doing searches, and executing warrants in law enforcement matters.