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01.11.25 - 03:30
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Drug Smuggling Surges On Amazon Waterways, Driving Brazil–U.S. Tensions (ZeroHedge)
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Drug Smuggling Surges On Amazon Waterways, Driving Brazil–U.S. Tensions
Brazilian authorities are seizing record amounts of cocaine moving through the Amazon as traffickers exploit expanding commercial river routes for oil and crop exports, according to Bloomberg.
In April, police chief Murilo Sampaio intercepted barges traveling from Peru's Bretaña oil field, operated by PetroTal Corp. Drug-sniffing dogs detected a hidden compartment: “Everything was fine up until then,” Sampaio said. “But when the dogs came on board, they were able to identify a scent.” More than half a ton of cocaine was recovered and six crew members were arrested.
State data show cocaine seizures in Amazonas have roughly tripled in two years, reaching 15 tons in 2023. Security forces say that represents only a fraction of the narcotics moving east along the Solimões Route — the river network that delivers cocaine from Peru and Colombia to Brazil's Atlantic ports and onward to Europe and Asia, as well as Br...
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