1.   The drug mafias that use Mexico to ship cocaine to the United States have laundered billions in profit through Mexican businesses, according to drug experts.

2.   According to Angelakos, the cocaine was shipped from Colombia to Greece aboard the Tonga-flagged cargo ship Saturn.

3.   Authorities said the cocaine was shipped to the Netherlands by plane and boat for distribution elsewhere in Europe.

4.   Drug smugglers can fly or ship cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States without customs checks.

5.   From there, the cocaine is usually shipped to the United States or Europe.

6.   Gerson Lopez said the cocaine was being shipped by railroad when it was seized Wednesday in the western city of Tecun Uman, near the Mexican border.

7.   He then used his private planes to ship cocaine from the laboratories to the northern coast for the Cali cartel, the statement said.

8.   Police speculated the three brothers had conspired to ship the cocaine to the United States.

9.   The Caribbean hop is also popular with drug smugglers, who can fly or ship cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States without customs checks.

10.   The cartels use Amazon rivers and streams to ship cocaine through Brazil and on to the United States, Europe and Africa, O Globo said.