6 September 2025 09:40

How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade


France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both Guadeloupe and Martinique say they’re finally being heard, but one expert in organised crime fears the measures are too little, too late.

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