THE BRAZIL-AFRICA NARCO NEXUS

• Published in: Americas quarterly Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 58
• Main Author: Brune, Nancy
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Americas Society Council of the Americas 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Crime prevention; Drug trafficking; Organized crime; Terrorism; West Africa; Brazil

According to figures provided by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the number of seizure cases involving Brazil as a transit country increased tenfold in the past four years, from 25 tons in 2005 to 260 tons in 2009.3 Only 15 percent of South America's cocaine destined for t...