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原文传递 Country Profile: Belize, March 2000. Drug Intelligence Brief

题名：	Country Profile: Belize, March 2000. Drug Intelligence Brief
作者：	empty
关键词：	Drug industry##Belize##Drugs##Drug smuggling##Drug interdiction##Illicit drugs##Street drugs##Substance abuse##Cocaine##Marijuana##Heroin##Trends##Legislation##Law enforcement##Treaties##Drug abuse##Production##Drug trafficking##Drug seizures##Money laundering##
摘要：	Belize remains a country of concern for U.S. drug enforcement authorities. The Government of Belize (GOB) recognizes the threat posed by drug trafficking and works closely with the United States on narcotics control and other international crime issues, primarily through the efforts of the Belize Police Force (BPF) and the BDF. Cocaine and marijuana are the two main drugs exported from Belize to the United States. There is no opium poppy production in Belize, although some Colombian traffickers include heroin as part of larger cocaine shipments. Belize, which borders Mexico and Guatemala to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east, is a transit country for the movement of drugs, particularly cocaine, from South America to the United States. The geography and proximity of Belize to Mexico make Belize an ideal transshipment point for drugs destined for the United States. This situation is exacerbated further by the country's limited police presence and poorly guarded land borders. Air and maritime trafficking are the primary methods of cocaine smuggling for Belizean, Mexican, and Colombian organizations operating along the Belizean coast. Drug traffickers also use the western region of Belize to smuggle cocaine from neighboring Guatemala. Major Belizean drug traffickers operate along Glove's Reef and South Water Cay, both of which are located in southern Belizean waters, and store drug shipments on Ambergris Cay, located near Chetumal, Mexico. Traffickers increasingly use maritime operations in conjunction with aircraft 'wet-drops' or off-loads from sea vessels to smuggle drug shipments into Belizean waters. Cocaine, air-dropped off the coast of Belize, is transported to the Belizean mainland or Mexico by small 'go-fast' boats, stored, and then shipped onward to the United States.
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报告类型：	科技报告