What country doesn't have problems with drug trafficking?
It's no surprise, Costa Rica has had issues with it lately.
Cocaine trafficking is the main concern.
Colombian and Mexican drug cartels are now using Costa Rica as a transit point and the country now joins Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
"Costa Rica’s Public Security Ministry says the country’s antidrug police
seized 15.5 tons of cocaine in 2012, worth more than $2 billion on the
street in the United States. That was more than doubled the amount
seized the previous year."
Wow. That's just insane to me. Drugs contribute to violent crimes. This accompanied by prostitution are big problems.
SOURCES:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/costa-rica-drug-trafficking_n_1778086.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324784404578145042469524504.html
http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/cartels-turning-costa-rica-into-major-drug-trafficking-transit-point
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