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Johnathan Hogan, USA TODAY November 3, 2024 at 10:36 AM A Canadian man who was allegedly caught with more than 370 pounds of cocaine has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance, 1,000 ...
Maritime drug trafficking in Latin America is the primary mean of transportation of illegal drugs produced in this region to global consumer markets. Cocaine is the primary illegal drug smuggled through maritime routes because all of its cultivation and production is settled in the Andean region of South America. [1] [2]
The illegal drug trade in Latin America concerns primarily the production and sale of cocaine and cannabis, including the export of these banned substances to the United States and Europe. The coca cultivation is concentrated in the Andes of South America, particularly in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia; this is the world's only source region for ...
Saleen Martin, USA TODAY Updated December 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM United States border patrol agents in Washington seized more than $1.1 million worth of cocaine near the Canadian border last week.
Coca eradication in Colombia. Coca eradication is a strategy promoted by the United States government starting in 1961 as part of its "war on drugs" to eliminate the cultivation of coca, a plant whose leaves are not only traditionally used by indigenous cultures but also, in modern society, in the manufacture of cocaine.
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Most of the world's cocaine is produced in South America, particularly in the Andean region. [10] The environmental destruction caused by the production of cocaine has been well documented, with reports made the UN and other government bodies. [2]
Drugs have an estimated value of more than $1 million. Backpacks containing 78 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of $1.1 million were found in the woods north of Lynden, Wash., on Thursday ...