The question of whether drug smuggling was a malicious act
has been tested in the UK's Supreme Court. It is widely acknowledged that
trading in certain parts of the world carries with it particular risks, such as
piracy, political uncertainty, social instability, corruption or drug
trafficking. Colombia and surrounding countries, such as Venezuela, carry a
particularly large risk in relation to drug smuggling where, despite the fact
that law enforcement agencies have tightened up security to prevent smugglers
from attaching drug-filled containers to ships, traffickers continue to regard
ocean carriers as a cheap and relatively risk-free way to move their product
internationally. All that is required is to find a way to attach the drugs to
the hull of the vessel in one port and to retrieve them in the desired
destination. The involvement of the captain or the crew is neither necessary
nor, in fact, desired.More…
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