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“The narcos play a numbers game. The drug trafficking organizations are happy to accept a 15% to 20% loss ratio, but with fewer containers to check in ports, the odds are stacked further against them than normal,” said Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, a Medellin, Colombia-based think tank that investigates organized crime.
“The market in the United States is rather different. A lot of the drugs leave Colombia by motorboat, semi-submersibles, submarines or illegal flights. This type of transport hasn’t suffered as much as what comes out of legal trade,” said Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime.
