Authorities have made significant cocaine seizures in the Caribbean Sea and off Colombia, including a speedboat carrying almost four tons of cocaine, 2 tons found in an avocado shipment to Portugal, and over 3 tons intercepted by the Colombian Navy. The growing cocaine trade in the Caribbean has dire consequences for Europe's overseas territories, with much of the cocaine destined for Europe where demand is high. Seizures and crackdowns on cocaine trafficking continue in the region, with various law enforcement agencies involved in these operations.
Partnerships in action: Last week, @JIATFS supported a joint operation with the @ArmadaColombia & @FuerzaAereaCol that led to the seizure of more than 3.3 tons of #cocaine hydrochloride that was being transported in a Go Fast vessel off the coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Sea. https://t.co/f4lfwi8PSe
Today the fiercest demand for cocaine comes from Europe. To meet this demand, smugglers have woven a different set of Caribbean islands into their supply chains: Europe’s overseas territories https://t.co/nVykKdE8jM Photo: Getty Images https://t.co/4LcmeaTu4B
#CocaineRoundup | Although Brazil remains the most important transit country on South America's east coast, Ecuador demonstrated its importance for the international cocaine trade, seizing more cocaine than Peru and Bolivia combined in 2023. https://t.co/ajVtingqSP https://t.co/EkUGcpC0O0
Today the fiercest demand for cocaine comes from Europe, where its wholesale price is some 40% higher than in the US. To meet this demand, smugglers have woven a set of Caribbean islands into their supply chains: Europe’s overseas territories https://t.co/3ymyaUoCyC 👇
The growing cocaine trade in the Caribbean has had dire consequences for Europe’s overseas territories. What can be done to stop the drug-smuggling in the region? https://t.co/FKQJubu0LN 👇
Authorities seized about 3.7 tons of cocaine, worth more than $113 million, off Colombia after military ships and planes chased down a speedboat. https://t.co/8UyX1vXxRI https://t.co/BjBUJKQtLH
#CocaineRoundup | Cocaine trafficking is a primary driver of violence and organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. Check out InSight Crime's second annual Cocaine Seizure Round-Up to examine this criminal economy’s trends in 2023. https://t.co/ajVtingqSP
Over half the cocaine seized in metropolitan France in 2022 came from its Caribbean territories. The picture is similar in other European territories https://t.co/avRksZTVhN 👇
Cocaine is helluva drug. https://t.co/g0YI8guuon
The Colombian Navy seized over 3 tons of cocaine, with an estimated market value of $113 million, after intercepting a speedboat in its Caribbean waters https://t.co/FyFHdIrNi3
#CocaineRoundup | Tracking and measuring criminal economies is always difficult, but wastewater analysis indicates cocaine use is growing in many European cities. Learn how the cocaine routes to Europe have shifted in our Cocaine Seizure Round-Up. https://t.co/ajVtingqSP https://t.co/bfaKaiwXKp
Most of Europe’s cocaine comes by sea. A seizure in mid-March by authorities at the French port of Le Havre—2.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Guadeloupe—was typical https://t.co/Yo03V3YTiK 👇
$113M of cocaine found after high-speed boat chase off Colombia in biggest drug bust of year: officials https://t.co/P0NetZ6On2 https://t.co/C9wrfmAkCG
Colombian authorities seized nearly 2 tons of cocaine they found packed into an avocado shipment that was headed to Portugal. https://t.co/NmI2uBu4MH https://t.co/uEiELrdo4I
Authorities have announced the largest cocaine shipment seizure of the year in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia after military ships and planes chased down a speedboat holding almost four tons of the drug. https://t.co/jMLBi5iGEk
HIGHEST COCAINE USE IN EUROPE IS IN BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, AND SWITZERLAND The results come from a study of the levels of cocaine metabolites the body excretes after using the drug, which was measured in the wastewater of 88 European cities. It’s particularly ironic given that… https://t.co/97QOKHdYkl