Cocaine trafficking routes are shifting, with shipments from South America flooding onto European shores via the Canary Islands.
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What happened
Cocaine trafficking routes are shifting, with shipments from South America flooding onto European shores via the Canary Islands.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Cocaine
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Europe
terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia
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Canary Islands
autonomous community of Spain, and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
Related events
- West Africa has become a major hub sending cocaine to Europe, utilizing high-speed boats near the Canary Islands.
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- Cocaine from Ecuador is shipped toward markets in Europe.
- A drug trafficking organization based in South America moved cocaine to Europe and conspired to ship it to Costa Rica.
- Criminal networks are shipping cocaine to Europe, prompting the US to deploy DEA personnel to Uruguay.