According to the 2016 World Drug Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the number of people in treatment for cocaine use remains high in Latin America and the Caribbean. However the UNODC has pointed out that three out of every four people in Eastern and South/Eastern Europe are in treatment…
Jurgen Whala, a police drug expert based in Aberdeen, has reported the identification of 3.2 tons of cocaine hidden on a Turkish boat. According to him, the seizure is worth over more than £500 million. This evidence was presented during the trial of nine Turks accused of smuggling cocaine from Guyana to Europe between February…
InSight Crime has analysed the 2016 EU Drug Markets Report and reported that the Caribbean is becoming a popular drug route for traffickers to Europe due to stronger interdiction in Central America and Mexico. In addition, the article has reported the growing use of shipping containers to transport cocaine. The commander of Colombia’s Pacific naval forces,…
