Europe’s appetite for cocaine triggers brutal battle for lucrative routes through Venezuela

At this remote border outpost, 12 hours’ drive from Caracas, control of the increasingly lucrative trade route to Europe’s booming cocaine markets is at stake. In recent years the drug corridor through Venezuela has become an increasingly lucrative option for drug trafficking gangs. “The increased cocaine production in Colombia and the rising street prices in Europe make Venezuela more attractive as a transit point from which products can be transported to Europe via Guyana, Suriname or Brazil,” says Bram Ebus, consultant for the International Crisis Group.  ByMat Youkee. Full Text -> TheTelegraph

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