Brown, Matthew Hay,
Successes Are Hard-Won in Island's Unceasing War on Traffickers. Matthew Hay Brown. - Orlando Sentinel, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 77, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Successes Are Hard-Won in Island's Unceasing War on Traffickers, July 28, 2005; pp. n.p..
"In the unending task of stanching the flow of drugs from South America into Puerto Rico, law enforcement lately has scored some successes. Federal agents, working with foreign governments, have dismantled several South American trafficking organizations, arresting drug kingpins once thought to be untouchable in their home countries. The U.S. Coast Guard seized a record haul of illegal narcotics last year [2004], nearly doubling the amount of cocaine and marijuana confiscated in the Caribbean. But for all the law-enforcement progress, drugs remain readily available in Puerto Rico. And the killing over who profits continues." (ORLANDO SENTINEL) This article discusses the challenges confronting Puerto Rico's law enforcement agencies in their fight against illegal drugs.
1522-323X;
United States Drug Enforcement Adm.
Drug traffic--Puerto Rico
Narcotics--Control of
Puerto Rico--Economic conditions
Puerto Rico--Politics and government
Puerto Rico--Social conditions
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Successes Are Hard-Won in Island's Unceasing War on Traffickers. Matthew Hay Brown. - Orlando Sentinel, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 77, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Successes Are Hard-Won in Island's Unceasing War on Traffickers, July 28, 2005; pp. n.p..
"In the unending task of stanching the flow of drugs from South America into Puerto Rico, law enforcement lately has scored some successes. Federal agents, working with foreign governments, have dismantled several South American trafficking organizations, arresting drug kingpins once thought to be untouchable in their home countries. The U.S. Coast Guard seized a record haul of illegal narcotics last year [2004], nearly doubling the amount of cocaine and marijuana confiscated in the Caribbean. But for all the law-enforcement progress, drugs remain readily available in Puerto Rico. And the killing over who profits continues." (ORLANDO SENTINEL) This article discusses the challenges confronting Puerto Rico's law enforcement agencies in their fight against illegal drugs.
1522-323X;
United States Drug Enforcement Adm.
Drug traffic--Puerto Rico
Narcotics--Control of
Puerto Rico--Economic conditions
Puerto Rico--Politics and government
Puerto Rico--Social conditions
AC1.S5
050