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Cocaine smuggling from Bolivia to Atlantic ports may exploit commerical trade on Mercosur Hidrovia, lacking a waterways management strategy
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1997-10-01
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Abstract:Bolivian cocaine production has been increasing and Argentine traffickers are playing a greater role in direct exportation of Bolivian cocaine to the United States and Europe. Development of the Paraguay-Parana river system (Hidrovia) into an efficient regional commercial inland waterway route has begun, linking Bolivian and Southern Cone Atlantic ports. Cocaine smuggling through the Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) may exploit this commercial waterway. This report describes the cocaine trafficking activities in the Southern Cone as characterized by U.S. counternarcotics enforcement and intelligence organizations. The cocaine smuggling threat to commercial maritime container trades in the subregion and its relationship to European transit countries are outlined. The commercial significance of Hidrovia is considered in context of the potential adverse impacts of drug smuggling and other illicit trades on Mercosur's legitimate commerce and economic development. Finally, the report addresses a U.S. Government strategy for waterways managements intended to enhance multilateral efforts to reduce the volume of drugs moved by maritime transport in the source and transit zones.
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