Seizures in South America accounted for 59 per cent of the global total for , compared with 45 per cent in Data and Analysis. United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime. Site Search. Drug trafficking. Introduction Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. According to studies, contraband flows become concentrated in the countries with the most challenges in dealing with them.
The challenge is to tackle impunity and corruption, it says, while building police and criminal justice capacity. El Salvador implementa programa de control de contenedores, en el puerto de Acajutla. Programa global de control de contenedores.
Colombia's security forces labelled the gang as the country's most powerful criminal organisation, while authorities in the US describe it as "heavily armed [and] extremely violent". The gang, which operates in many provinces and has extensive international connections, is engaged in drug and people smuggling, illegal gold mining and extortion. It is believed to have about 1, armed members, who are mainly recruited from far-right paramilitary groups.
The gang controls many of the routes used to smuggle drugs from Colombia to the US, and as far away as Russia. The Colombian government, however, believes it has decimated its numbers in recent years, forcing many leading members to hide in remote regions in the jungle. Otoniel now faces a number of charges, including sending shipments of cocaine to the US, killing police officers and recruiting children.
He was indicted in the US in , and faces extradition proceedings, which could see him eventually appear in court in New York. US indicts Colombia gang members. Colombia targets gang after deadly blast.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How was he caught? But, later in , one of their leaders was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Navy.
This marked the beginning of the cartel's decline. A lack of leadership caused the Zetas to splinter and allowed rival groups to assert dominance, according to analysis from Insight Crime, which monitors organised crime in the Americas. The Zetas lost ground as others, notably the Jalisco cartel, expanded to take their east coast territory. Internal divisions have also served to weaken the group, but it remains a dangerous force.
Mexico police kill 19 gunmen in Sinaloa. Can Mexico save its journalists? Award-winning Mexican reporter shot dead. The Mexican doctor rehydrating the dead. Mum who probed daughter's death is killed. Image source, Getty Images. But which groups are the most powerful? The Sinaloa Cartel. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch clashes between Mexico's security forces and drug cartel members.
The Gulf Cartel. Mexico's drug war: Has it turned the tide? Los Zetas Cartel.
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