Drug traffickers deal lethal blow to Central American forests, study says

Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 14:31 in Mathematics & Economics

The craving for cocaine in the United States is carving apart rainforests in Central America as narco-traffickers seek new routes to ship their drugs and expand cattle ranches to launder their profits, according to a new study.

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