A bipartisan report released this month by two United States senators recommends enhanced security along Caribbean borders and trade routes to deter drug trafficking.
“The Caribbean region has come a long way since the 1980s when it served as a hub for the majority of illegal drugs entering the [US],” said the report by the US Senate Caucus on International Narcotic Control. “However, we cannot take this success for granted and must continue to find ways to support the nations of the Caribbean.”
According to the report — presented by Senators Dianne Feinstein, of California, and Charles Grassley, of Iowa — increased law enforcement in Mexico and Central America will “inevitably” move drug trafficking patterns to Caribbean waters.
“Clearly, the countries of the Caribbean do not face the same security crisis as Mexico and Central America,” the report states. “Yet we must be prepared as the ‘balloon effect’ inevitably moves drug trafficking routes back to the Caribbean.”
See the Sept. 27, 2012 edition for full coverage.