41. Officials in both countries say Haiti is a major transshipment point for U.S.-bound cocaine coming from Colombia. 42. One or more Tajik bases might be used as a transshipment point for humanitarian aid. 43. Police said Madumeril and Nwobodo were part of a group of West Africans smuggling drugs to Europe and the United States, using the Philippines as a transshipment point. 44. Puerto Rico has become a key transshipment point for South American drugs headed for the east coast of the United States, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says. 45. Puerto Rico and the chain of Caribbean islands stretching south are increasingly being used as transshipment points for drug smugglers operating between South America and the United States. 46. Puerto Rico is a key transshipment point for South American drugs heading for the United States. 47. Puerto Rico is an increasingly popular drug transshipment point since traffickers do not have to pass through customs to reach the U.S. mainland. 48. Ramos acknowledged that the Philippines is being used as a transshipment point for drugs. 49. South American cartels have been using the Dominican Republic as a transshipment point to move cocaine and heroin to lucrative markets in North America and Europe. 50. Small islands in the Caribbean are increasingly being used as transshipment points for South American drugs headed for the United States and Europe. |