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U.S. Ambassador Blames Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations for Rise In Costa Rica Drug Traffic

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For the first time, Costa Rica has been named a major transit point for drug trafficking, and the United States ambassador to the country, Ann S. Andrews, is blaming the Mexican drug cartels. Costa Rican officials say they lack the resources to combat drug traffickers, to guard its coastline to keep drug traffickers from using the nation to further their illicit activities.

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