1.   Estonia has also become a favorite transit point for drugs, arms and metals smugglers throughout the former Soviet Union.

2.   Lithuania has become a favorite transit point for illegal immigrants trying to reach western Europe.

3.   Pakistan is a favorite transit route for heroin from Afghanistan to markets in Europe and the United States.

4.   Puerto Rico is a favorite transit point for drug smugglers, who can reach the U.S. mainland without passing through customs.

5.   Sandwiched between Russia and Western Europe, the Baltic states have become favorite transit points for smugglers.

6.   Tajikistan has become a favorite transit point for drugs smuggled from Afghanistan, which later make their way northward into Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Russia and further points westward.