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原文传递 Country Profile: Belize, May 2001. Drug Intelligence Brief

题名：	Country Profile: Belize, May 2001. 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##Prices##Drug trafficking##Drug seizures##Money laundering##
摘要：	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. Belize's vulnerability is exacerbated by its 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 Glover Reef and South Water Cay, both of which are located in southern Belizean waters. They use Ambergris Cay, located near Chetumal, Mexico, to store drug shipments. Traffickers increasingly use maritime operations in conjunction with aircraft 'wet drops' (dropping packages of cocaine from a flying aircraft into the water) 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 and then stored. The cocaine is later shipped onward to the United States.
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