The issue focused on drug smuggling from Honduras to the United States. In the short term, it was an opportunity for the Honduran government to dramatically reduce its illegal drug production and supply, yet as long as the drug traffic continued the government would find itself responsible for enforcing drug laws. For that reason, the legislation provided funding for the creation of the private security firms to protect the drug networks and businessmen that were frequently linked to criminal groups, including the death squads associated with drug trafficking. Although the law was effective, it