Basil Jarrett | Confronting Smugglers At Sea

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While it is common knowledge that Jamaica is neither a producer of guns nor most illegal drugs, what is not so widely known is the island's important strategic location as a trans-shipment point for the trafficking of illicit goods through the Caribbean. Our ports and very porous coastal borders are the entry points for guns, drugs and other contraband being smuggled through our waters, and without effective measures to plug these gaps, the fight on land will continue to be a difficult struggle against the symptom, rather than an effective deterrent at the source.

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