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Monday 9 September 2024 | Written by Talaia Mika | Published in Crime, Economy, Local, National

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Pacific drug highway threatens Cook Islands, cops on high alert
Cook Islands waters are used as transhipment zones by these drug cartels. Photo: Edin Pasovic/OCCRP/24090817

Police say they are actively combating the growing drug trafficking threat in the region, following new reports of drug cartels trafficking crystal meth through the ‘Pacific drug highway’, including Cook Islands waters.

Police say they are actively combating the growing drug trafficking threat in the region, following new reports of drug cartels trafficking crystal meth through the ‘Pacific drug highway’, including Cook Islands waters.


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