1. As a result, Nigeria has become a principal transshipment point for Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine en route to the United States. 2. A couple of heroin addicts interviewed in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn were unaware of any difference between Colombian and Asian heroin. 3. In Boston, Asian heroin is driven up from New York. 4. It has also become a key transshipment point for Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine. 5. Law enforcement officers said the indictments illustrate the link between Asian heroin trafficking and alien smuggling. 6. Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine go through Nigeria to the international market, the report said. 7. Kenya is thought to serve as a minor trans-shipment point for Asian heroin destined for Europe and the United States. 8. The continent is being used for the trans-shipment of large amounts of Asian heroin and South American cocaine to Europe. 9. But the Caucasus and Tajikistan -- mountainous and difficult to patrol -- are key entry points for Asian heroin and opium. 10. Nigeria was once again decertified because its organized crime groups ship Asian heroin and South American cocaine into the United States, said Gelbard. |