Drug corridor
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Drug corridor is the name given to various paths in the U.S., generally being coterminal with major highways and interstates, that are major highways for the flow of illicit drugs
into, out of, and across the U.S. There is no definitive drug corridor, as many people claim that their city lies in drug corridor (just as many people claim that their city is the "meth capital of the world"). Many sources, however, corroborate that the main arteries of drug flow are East-West across the U.S., North from Mexico, and South from Canada. Most of the marijuana and cocaine imported into the U.S. flow from Latin America
across the U.S.-Mexican border while many imported synthetic drugs and former designer drug
s flow south from Canada.
s such as Arizona, New Mexico
and Texas. They claim that The major flow of drugs brought in from the Atlantic coast
westward flows through their states, and that they are in the main drug corridor.
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
into, out of, and across the U.S. There is no definitive drug corridor, as many people claim that their city lies in drug corridor (just as many people claim that their city is the "meth capital of the world"). Many sources, however, corroborate that the main arteries of drug flow are East-West across the U.S., North from Mexico, and South from Canada. Most of the marijuana and cocaine imported into the U.S. flow from Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
across the U.S.-Mexican border while many imported synthetic drugs and former designer drug
Designer drug
Designer drug is a term used to describe drugs that are created to get around existing drug laws, usually by preparing analogs or derivatives of existing drugs by modifying their chemical structure to varying degrees, or less commonly by finding drugs with entirely different chemical structures...
s flow south from Canada.
Trans-American Corridor
Inhabitants of the lower Midwest and South, including Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Carolinas, generally dub their locales to be part of the main trans-American drug corridor, as well as those of the Southwestern U.S. stateU.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
s such as Arizona, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
and Texas. They claim that The major flow of drugs brought in from the Atlantic coast
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
westward flows through their states, and that they are in the main drug corridor.