Weekly Report - 3 February 2004
MEXICO: State law tries to `inhibit' ransom payments
The state of Veracruz is breaking new ground with the passage of an antikidnap law that tries to discourage the crime by blocking the payment of ransom — apart from stiffening the penalties for convicted kidnappers. Federal law enforcement chiefs are hoping that others will follow suit, though there is little evidence that this approach has worked elsewhere in Latin America.
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