UN includes Torrevieja in warning of escalating violence linked to cocaine trafficking

When it appears Torrevieja The label of leading crime statistics has been removed, the municipality has been reintroduced, rather than positively, in a United Nations report on cocaine smuggling that warned of increasing violence associated with the illicit trade of this drug in Europe. and cite Torrevieja as a field example. Public safety has deteriorated due to drug trafficking.

HE World Cocaine Report 2023 posted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) It shows that, although there are problems in Spanish regions such as Spain, murders, kidnappings and murders related to cocaine trafficking are increasing in Europe, especially in the Netherlands and Belgium. Costa del Sol and LevanteAccording to Efe.

“In recent years, in some countries of the European Union (EU) and neighboring regions increase in serious violence The World Cocaine Report 2023, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), warns about organized crime, particularly in drug markets.

The agency notes that the arrival of new criminal groups, attracting growing cocaine and cannabis markets, is fueling violence, including firearms and assaults. According to UNODC, there are experts who believe that the rivalry between gangs in the Balkans manifests itself in murders as well as in EU countries. Austria, Germany, Greece, Netherlands and Spain.

The report shows that they also identified public safety issues related to drug trafficking in southern Spain.

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Costa del Sol It has long been a base for different types of high-level traders across Europe,” the report says, adding that there may be more than a hundred groups in the region, which can result in stiff competition that sometimes leads to murders.

UNODC is committed to the efforts to combat the increasing violence in the world. AlgecirasIt appears to have diverted routes east of Gibraltar, one of Spain’s largest centers for cocaine smuggling.

“Inside eastern provinces of spain“However, there are signs of increasing threats to public safety from cocaine and cannabis trafficking.”

UNODC cites Torrevieja as an example where a deterioration in public safety has been identified due to drug trafficking. The report shows that the Government has had to increase its judicial and police resources due to the presence of criminal organizations, mostly from Eastern Europe.

The report shows that Torrevieja80.000 inhabitants, There was no court in 2000 and the Government had to create a court and strengthen the police presence due to the presence of organized crime groups.

UN, main cocaine entry points in Spain they Galicia, Andalusia and Valencia, followed by the Canary Islands and Catalonia.

The Netherlands, one of the largest cocaine entry points in Europe, has seen an increase in violence due to gang rivalry and more homicides between 2014 and 2020. In fact, violence is starting to target not only gang members but also judges. , prosecutors, witnesses, and even journalists linked to drug trafficking cases.

Source: Informacion

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