Drugs Seminar Gathers Civilians and Military Members at FIU

September 26, 2012

The distribution of free drugs to addicts at specialized government clinics was one of the many suggestions presented during a conference on September 21, 2012, at the south campus of Florida International University (FIU), in Miami, in an effort to prevent the proliferation of transnational criminal organizations (TCO). The seminar served as a forum to talk about a better understanding of the drug problem and how to fight it.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

Drugs Seminar Gathers Civilians and Military Members at FIU

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