Cocaine Trafficking Under “Beaconed Load”: Imminent Threat In Oceania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70554/Derrotero2023.v17n02.04

Authors

  • Luiz Francisco Calheiros Barbosa da Cunha Marinha do Brasil, Río de Janeiro, 20021-140

Keywords:

Australia
Beaconed Cargo
Drifting cargo
Cocaine
Drug trafficking
New Zealand
Oceania

Abstract

Since the middle of the last decade, the emergence of a new route for cocaine to Oceania has been observed, which uses mainly the sea and passes through the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Most of the Cocaine Hydrochloride (CHC) trafficked on this route is on its way to Australia or New Zealand, which are the largest consumer markets in the region. As a result of the use in the South Pacific of the "Drifting Cargo" and "Beaconed Cargo" modalities, in which there is no control by criminals, regarding the natural effects to which their caches are subject, there has been a history in recent years of cocaine packages appearing on the islands that surround Oceania. For this reason, through a statistical and behavioral analysis of the dynamics of maritime drug trafficking in the Oceania scenario over the last four years, this study will try to reach a conclusion about the research question posed in this document.

Author Biography

Luiz Francisco Calheiros Barbosa da Cunha, Marinha do Brasil, Río de Janeiro, 20021-140

Frigate Captain - Marina de Brasil; CMCON international analyst and researcher

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Published

07/24/2023

How to Cite

Calheiros Barbosa da Cunha, L. F. (2023). Cocaine Trafficking Under “Beaconed Load”: Imminent Threat In Oceania. DERROTERO, 17(02), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.70554/Derrotero2023.v17n02.04

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