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Mexico cocaine

The USA remains the world s largest cocaine consumer, and some 88 per cent of the cocaine destined for the USA transits the Central Am erica/Mexico corridor, about 50 per cent along the Pacific and 38 per cent along the Caribbean coast of Central America. Most of the cocaine flow today is maritime and given the cost... [Pg.19]

Seizures in sixth place onwards were reported by Mexico (30 mt), the main direct transit country for cocaine entering the USA Peru (22 mt), the second largest cocaine producer worldwide Panama (18 mt), the third main outlet of cocaine produced in Colombia Portugal (18 mt) Brazil (16 mt) the Netherlands (14 mt) Bolivia (12 mt), the world s third largest cocaine producer and, Belgium (9 mt). [Pg.73]

The main intermediate country of cocaine shipments to North America is Mexico. The Mexican authorities have intensified their interdiction efforts, resulting in cocaine seizures more than doubling, from 13 mt in 2002 to 30 mt in 2005.5 However, drug-related violence has also increased, with some 2000-2500 drug-related homicides in 2006s. [Pg.73]

According to Mexican sources, about 60 per cent of the cocaine is trafficked to Mexico by sea, with another 28 per cent by land from Central America (Guatemala and Belize) and 12 per cent by air. Important entry points of cocaine into Mexico are the Pacific region and the Yukatan peninsula on the Atlantic coast from where it is usually transported north by land. While the most voluminous cocaine shipments are transported by sea, most seizures in terms of cases, are on land.7 About 90 per cent of the cocaine is destined for the USA, though close to 10 per cent is apparently destined for Europe, which is a new development.8... [Pg.73]

While in the past (until the mid-1990s), coca paste and coca base exports from Peru used to be in the hands of the Colombian drug cartels, a significant proportion of the Peruvian cocaine exports is now organized by criminal groups from Mexico and leaves the country by sea. [Pg.74]

Though very high by Canadian standards, a number of states across the border in the USA show still significantly higher levels of cocaine use than British Colombia. Clearly higher levels (based on 2003 2004 data)9 are found in Rhode Island (3.5%), Colorado (3.4%), Arizona (3.3%), New Mexico (3.1%) and the District of Colombia (2.9%). [Pg.85]

According to US estimates, some 88 per cent of the cocaine destined for the USA transits the Central America/Mexico corridor, about 50 per cent along the Pacific and 38 per cent along the Caribbean coast of Central America.30 This is in keeping with what the Colombian authorities report about 60 per cent of the seizures in Colombia occurred at the ports, 60 per cent on the Pacific and 40 per cent on the Atlantic.31 In more concrete terms, this would be equal to about 250 mt along the Pacific and 200 mt along the Caribbean. Of this flow, the US estimates 196 mt were lost or seized in transit, and 34 mt were seized at the US border, in 2004.32 In other words, about half the cocaine destined for the USA never arrived at its destination. If these estimates are accurate, data on seizures represent a very large sample of the overall flow. [Pg.175]

Mexico, the allure of greater profits over the border is too strong for much cocaine to be left behind. [Pg.182]


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