Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America

Latin America + Caribbean · Latin America + Caribbean region

<p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/ketamine-trafficking-expands-across-latin-america/">Ketamine Trafficking Expands Across Latin America</a></p>
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<p>More and more countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are reporting cases of ketamine trafficking, reflecting a shift in the region’s drug markets driven by the rise of synthetic drug cocktails and more dispersed supply chains.</p>
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Single-source report, not yet corroborated.