Mexican Drug Cartel Control Cocaine Supply in South Carolina
Over the past several years there has been a major shift in the manner in which cocaine arrives in the United States. In years past my office in Miami represented a large number of Columbia, Cuban and Haitian nationals that were charged with trafficking in cocaine. Attorneys in Miami and New York spent a great deal of time defending drug charges in federal court. The change has come in the manner in which cocaine is now entering the United States. The Columbian cartels of old would use the Port of Miami as one of the largest delivery areas in the country. With the burden of delivery falling on the Columbians. That has now changed with the introduction of the Mexican cartels. There have always been Mexican cartels, but with limited access to cocaine, the profits were not anywhere near what the Columbian cartels were producing. Now, the Columbian cartels have realized a simple solution to getting cocaine to the United States. Let the Mexicans handle the drug trafficking into the United States. It has been abundantly clear that the largest supplier of cocaine to the United States is now Mexico. The cocaine is easily delivered from Columbia to Mexico.
Our criminal defense attorneys in South Carolina have seen a dramatic increase in federal drug trafficking charges. The drug conspiracies have Mexican ties at several different levels. The Mexican cartels are shipping the cocaine throughout the country via the interstate road system. At any given moment there are thousands of kilograms of cocaine traveling on interstate 10 and interstate 95. The cocaine is bound for cities such as Charleston, South Carolina, Atlanta, or New York. There is still cocaine coming into Miami, but the DEA has been so active in Miami, it is easier for the Columbian cartels to just deliver the cocaine to Mexico. Our federal defense attorneys are experience in defending drug conspiracies throughout the United States.
Local DEA officers in South Carolina are being over run with drug cases. There is also a large money laundering enterprise in the Myrtle Beach area that is yet to be indicted. There is a significant lack of federal law enforcement in the Grand Strand area. The need for this law enforcement and a Federal Courthouse in Myrtle Beach would increase the quality of life for many people in the area.
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