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Weekly Report - 03 April 2014 (WR-14-13)
CHILE: Moving up the drugs-trade ladder
Chile is a relative newcomer to the drug-trafficking world. Over the past decade it has grown in two directions: domestic consumption has risen, in relative terms, to the highest level in South America, and Chile’s role as a transit country for drugs, mainly cocaine destined for the European market, has grown considerably. Since late 2013 it appears to be moving up the ladder to the role of producer of refined cocaine.
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