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43,811. Puerto Rico: the new front line in America’s war on drugs. US Customs spends billions battling drug smugglers. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) Drugs Inc: Zombie Island, National Geographic 2013
43,812. The emergence of a new drug that turns its users into sleep walking zombies is so devastating. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,813. One in seven people are drug users. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,814. 80% of the cocaine trafficked into Puerto Rico is bound for the US. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Cocaine & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,815. A wave of lethal weapons from hand-guns to machine-guns is flooding the island from the US. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Weapons & Guns & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,816. The island is awash with drugs. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,817. The life of a homeless addict is a constant struggle to find the money to prevent withdrawal. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Addiction & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
43,818. Deadly and more addictive than crystal meth and with horrific sleep-walking side effects – the horse tranquilisor – Xylazine – it’s known on the streets as Anasthesia. (Drugs & Puerto Rico & Gangstas US: Puerto Rico) ibid.
111,380. Trenton New Jersey, the capital of the Garden State is a melting-pot of cultures and some 9,000 Puerto Rican Americans call it home. The community has a fierce sense of pride, but with the good comes the bad. On the dark-side is the association Neta, a violent gang born in the prisons of Puerto Rico. (Gangstas US: Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico) Gangland s7e5: Better Off Dead, History 2010
111,381. The Neta’s influence extends to all parts of the north-east. (Gangstas US: Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico) ibid.
111,382. Gang members were also dealing narcotics and smuggling drugs into prison. (Gangstas US: Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico) ibid.
111,383. The gang’s ultimate authority still lies with its leaders in Puerto Rico. (Gangstas US: Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico) ibid.
111,384. Members swear to follow a set of rules called norms. (Gangstas US: Puerto Rico & Puerto Rico) ibid.