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09-18-2012, 04:30 PM
A report released this week by the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control has stated that the Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's primary drug hub with approximately 3% of the cocaine en route to the US transiting the island of Hispaniola.
However the earthquake in Haiti on the western side of the island of Hispaniola led to a marked decrease in the amount of narcotics transiting there with approximately 11,050 kilograms of cocaine going through Haiti in 2009 and in 2011, the number fell to just 3,685 kilograms, according to data from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the State Department.
The Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean report states that there is likely to be an increase in drug trafficking in Haiti in the future and also calls on the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Suriname to formally allow their own nationals involved in international drug trafficking to be extradited to the United States.
The report explains that while the United States has bilateral extradition treaties with each of the Caribbean nations. However, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Suriname do not have agreements with the US to extradite their own nationals to the United States. Despite the lack of a formal agreement allowing for the extradition of their own nationals, the Dominican Republic and Haiti have allowed for the extradition of their own nationals for drug-related offenses.
The study urges action be taken as it indicates that violence in the Caribbean is on the rise. It makes the point that in 2010, Jamaica had the fourth highest murder rate in the world with 52 homicides per 100,000 people. That same year, the Dominican Republic reported 25 homicides per 100,000 people compared to a rate of 14 per 100,000 in 2000. "This is a very serious situation which demands US attention," stresses the study.
The study also says that the demand for drugs in the United States is behind much of the violence. It reports: "Finally, it is important to note that the United States must do significantly more to reduce our country's demand for illegal drugs. Drug consumption in the United States contributes to violence throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Preventing drug use in the United States will help prevent drug trafficking and the violence and loss of life it brings."
The recommendations in full can be read at:
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=90bb66bc-3371-4898-8415-fbfc31c0ed24
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)
However the earthquake in Haiti on the western side of the island of Hispaniola led to a marked decrease in the amount of narcotics transiting there with approximately 11,050 kilograms of cocaine going through Haiti in 2009 and in 2011, the number fell to just 3,685 kilograms, according to data from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the State Department.
The Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean report states that there is likely to be an increase in drug trafficking in Haiti in the future and also calls on the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Suriname to formally allow their own nationals involved in international drug trafficking to be extradited to the United States.
The report explains that while the United States has bilateral extradition treaties with each of the Caribbean nations. However, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Suriname do not have agreements with the US to extradite their own nationals to the United States. Despite the lack of a formal agreement allowing for the extradition of their own nationals, the Dominican Republic and Haiti have allowed for the extradition of their own nationals for drug-related offenses.
The study urges action be taken as it indicates that violence in the Caribbean is on the rise. It makes the point that in 2010, Jamaica had the fourth highest murder rate in the world with 52 homicides per 100,000 people. That same year, the Dominican Republic reported 25 homicides per 100,000 people compared to a rate of 14 per 100,000 in 2000. "This is a very serious situation which demands US attention," stresses the study.
The study also says that the demand for drugs in the United States is behind much of the violence. It reports: "Finally, it is important to note that the United States must do significantly more to reduce our country's demand for illegal drugs. Drug consumption in the United States contributes to violence throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Preventing drug use in the United States will help prevent drug trafficking and the violence and loss of life it brings."
The recommendations in full can be read at:
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=90bb66bc-3371-4898-8415-fbfc31c0ed24
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)