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The cocaine pile-up Posted: Sunday, October 28, 2001 JAMAICA OBSERVER - SINCE the tragic September 11 attack on the WTC complex in New York not only have the economy of the US and those countries that rely on it as a vital trade outlet been affected, but in the illicit movement of drugs into the great market that the USA is, serious pile-ups are now occurring. As Jamaica has established itself as one of the main trans-shipment points in the movement of cocaine from South America to the United States, at any one time there are shipments-in-waiting someplace in Jamaica ready to take off by sea or air to one of the many islands in the Bahamas or another of the outlying islands for ultimate destination, USA. With the tightening of security worldwide and especially at the points of entry into the USA, the local handlers in Jamaica and the South American suppliers are in a panic as they attempt to figure out how to make money on goods that cannot move to their natural market. The laws of economics apply here too. Costs are skyrocketing. Security costs both for local carriage of the goods and for gunmen; "soldiers", with high-powered weapons to do guard duty are up. MORE |
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