President Obama wrapped up his three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica over the weekend, the first Latin America trip of his second term. In a joint news conference with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, Obama said he is not seeking to militarize the drug war.

President Obama: “I’m not interested in militarizing the struggle against drug trafficking. This is a law enforcement problem. And if we have effective law enforcement cooperation and coordination, and if we build up capacity for countries in Central America, then we can continue to make progress.”