McClelland, Susan,

Drug Mules. Susan McClelland. - Maclean's, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 77, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Drug Mules, July 28, 2003; pp. 24-29.

"It was an offer Mary O'Connor couldn't refuse. The man sitting across from her in the seedy Toronto diner was promising a week's paid vacation at a luxury resort in Jamaica, cash for clothing and toiletries before departure, spending money while there, and $5,000 when she got home. There was only one condition: she had to smuggle cocaine back to Canada." (MACLEAN'S) This article provides an overview of drug mules, noting that "drug traffickers' use of mules has skyrocketed after the Sept. 11 [2001] terrorist attacks, largely because heightened border security made it more difficult for dealers to deliver large narcotic shipments into North America and Europe."

1522-323X;


Drug couriers
Drug traffic--Canada
Narcotics--Control of
Narcotics--Control of--Canada
Smugglers

AC1.S5

050