Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamoring for DEA help

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Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamoring for DEA help

Uruguay's main port received two cargo scanners sixteen years ago to detect drugs and other suspicious loads. Unfortunately, during delivery one of them fell into the sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamoring for DEA help

By Gabriel Stargardter and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's main port received two cargo scanners sixteen years ago to detect drugs and other suspicious loads. Unfortunately, during

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Uruguay asks the United States for help in the face of an increase in cocaine smuggling

MONTEVIDEO.- Uruguay se enfrenta a una creciente ola de contrabando de cocaína que desencadenó un aumento en la violencia de pandillas y puso en peligro su reputación como un bastión de estabilidad en América del Sur. Ante esta situación, el país sudamericano solicitó ayuda internacional, especialmente a la Administración de Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos (DEA).Uruguay enfrenta un desafío creciente en la lucha contra el contrabando de cocaí…

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The increase in cocaine trafficking puts Uruguay in a delicate position

Uruguay's main port received two cargo scanners sixteen years ago to detect drugs and other suspicious cargo. Unfortunately, during the delivery, one of them crashed into the sea. Since then, cocaine shipments to Europe have increased through the port of Montevideo, which handled a record 1.1 million containers last year,... The post The increase in cocaine trafficking puts Uruguay in a delicate position appeared first on The Antagonist.